Former New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor revealed that he attempted to get England Test skipper Ben Stokes play cricket for his country of birth. In his recently-published autobiography, “Ross Taylor Black & White”, Taylor talked about his idea to get Stokes play for New Zealand while he was playing for English county side Durham in 2010. Over a Guinness, I asked him if he wanted to come and play in New Zealand. Obviously, it didn’t come to anything,” further wrote Taylor. Stokes made his England ODI debut in 2011, aged 20, and played his first Test during the 2013 Ashes series in Australia.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2022 09:41 UTC