Cook leads the way for Essex; Burns and Sibley in the runs; Stokes in action
Sir Alastair Cook made his 71st first-class century for Essex against Yorkshire on a day when new England captain Ben Stokes was in the Durham line-up at Worcestershire.
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England drop to sixth in ICC Test rankings with lowest points total in 27 years
England have dropped a place to number six in the International Cricket Council’s Test rankings, leaving new captain Ben Stokes in charge of a side with their lowest points total in 27 years.
New Zealand expect steely England under new skipper Ben Stokes
New Zealand expect Ben Stokes's leadership to galvanise England but they intend to make life as difficult as they can for the new skipper in the upcoming Test series, head coach Gary Stead said. New Zealand-born Stokes replaced Joe Root as Test captain last week, with England seeking a swift turnaround under the talismanic all-rounder after managing only one win in their last 17 matches. The combative 30-year-old's first assignment will be to turn the tables on New Zealand in the three-Test series starting at Lord's on June 2, a year after England lost 1-0 to the 'Black Caps' while Stokes was taking a break from cricket. "Look, I imagine that he will bring - there will be an immediate steel to their group," Stead told reporters on Wednesday.
New Zealand expect steely England under new skipper Stokes
New Zealand expect Ben Stokes's leadership to galvanise England but they intend to make life as difficult as they can for the new skipper in the upcoming test series, head coach Gary Stead said.
Fit Anderson, Broad will be selected says new England captain Stokes
DURHAM, England : England's all-time leading test wicket takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will always be named in the playing 11 if the two fast bowlers are fit, new test captain Ben Stokes said on Tuesday as he looks to wipe the slate clean and start afresh.
Ben Stokes Will Be A "Brilliant" Test Captain For England, Says Mahela Jayawardena
Former Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardena believes star all-rounder Ben Stokes will be a "brilliant" Test captain for England if he improves his performances in red-ball cricket. Stokes was announced as England's new Test skipper with the upcoming home series' against New Zealand and India in June. "I think he (Stokes) will be a brilliant captain. He has been around for a while and shown again and again that he is a brilliant competitor and he is a different beast altogether when he is on the field. England haven't seen an all-rounder captaining their Test team for a long time and I think he is the ideal candidate. Having his type of character (as captain) might create a culture which they have had with white-ball cricket recently, but now need to find that same kind of culture with red-ball cricket," Mahela Jayawardena said on The ICC Review.
"Adrenaline Of Captaincy Could...": Ravi Shastri's Prediction On How Ben Stokes Will Respond To Being England Skipper
Ben Stokes was on Thursday named as England cricket team's Test captain. The senior allrounder was always the front-runner for the role since Joe Root's resignation after five long years in the top job. Stokes will have his task cut out as the England skipper after the team's drubbing in the Ashes to Australia. Stokes is now the 81st player to lead the England men's Test team. His appointment was suggested by Rob Key, the new managing director of England men's cricket, amidst a wind of sea change post the Ashes loss.