Ben Stokes slams Lords Pitch
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While New Zealand looked to be slipping away with the win, Ollie Robinson's 7-wicket haul brought England back from the brink of death, and captain Ben Stokes has some massive praise for him.
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Ben Stokes heaps praise on Ollie Robinson and debutant Emilio Gay after New Zealand victory
RICHARD GIBSON AT LORD'S: 'The more Ollie Robinson has an England shirt on his back, the better it is for us because he's an outstanding bowler.'
The Engand captain's form with the bat has dropped dramatically over the last couple of years and he is set to drop down the order for the Test series against New Zealand
This week England's Test side will return to the field for the first time since their Bazball world came crashing down in the Ashes.
Ben Stokes said that no one should question Archer's desire to play for England, and also warned against questioning his commitment.
Ricky Ponting is certain that ‘something is up’ with the England captain after noticing something before stumps.
Ben Stokes surveyed the wreckage of his stumps, wearing the look of a man who had just been betrayed. In a sense, he had, just not by the pitch. Instead, Stokes’s problem was his porous defence, which allowed Nathan Smith’s delivery to bisect his bat and uproot his off stump.
Jacob Bethell takes a good low catch off the bowling of Ben Stokes to end Devon Conway's resistance for 41 on day four of the first Test at Lord's.