Ben Foakes savoured his second Test hundred after being given licence to play his own way by England captain and fellow centurion Ben Stokes. With Stokes contributing 103, his 12th ton at this level and first becoming skipper, England were able to declare on 415 for nine. Ben Foakes (left) celebrated with team-mate Ben Stokes (Nick Potts/PA)“He said ‘let’s make it up and score where we can, let’s be busy, but don’t do anything stupid’. “To be honest, after my first 10 games I was kind of looking and thinking ‘jeez, how hard is Test cricket?’. Stokes’ 12 Test century coincided with the release of a new documentary about his career.

Source: The Herald August 26, 2022 20:10 UTC