Ben Stokes was introduced to the truly painful reality of being England captain on Friday. England cannot afford a single passage of play in which the bowlers do not take wickets, wickets, wickets. Ben Stokes's England endured a difficult second day as England captain at Lord's on FridayMaybe James Anderson and Stuart Broad had a quiet word and steeled him to get used to it. Given a significant first innings total, England's bowlers might have fancied a little dart at New Zealand just before close. Instead, it is fair to say, the honeymoon period for Stokes, for Potts and for the comeback kids is well and truly over.

Source: Daily Mail June 04, 2022 04:41 UTC