Ben Stoke’s, the captain of England’s Test team, turned to social media for assistance after a British Airways flight when his luggage failed to materialise. The all-rounder recently helped his team rally from a 0-2 deficit to draw 2-2 with Australia in the 2023 Ashes.
He tweeted about his worries and included the official British Airways username in his post. The airline promised to help the cricketer with his problem and quickly replied in the comments area.
Stokes wrote, “Bags haven’t shown up off the plane @British_Airways and help would be greatly appreciated.”
After a thrilling game at The Oval and a meeting with the Australian team at a nightclub, the frenetic five-match series that ended has given Stokes plenty of time to recover.
The post-series celebration between the two teams was supposed to take place in the locker room at The Oval, but timing issues forced a change in the plan.
The all-rounder will use the time that he won’t be playing in ODIs anymore to get his problematic knee examined. Due to his knee injury, he played mostly as a batter in the series. He scored over 400 runs, including an incredible 100 in the fourth innings at Lord’s.
When asked if Bazball can be successful in the region, Ben Stoke’s responded, “Who knows if we can do it against India, only time will tell”
In early 2024, Ben Stokes will be given his second international red-ball assignment: a five-match Test series against India away from home.
Even though England defeated the current Test champions in two of the matches and tied the other. They were only given nine points for their accomplishments because of the series-long deduction of 19 points for slow overrate.
Despite their two most recent defeats in India, 4-0 and 3-1. England is still the only team to have ever done so. At the press conference following the game. Stokes made the following comments regarding whether the aggressive strategy will also be effective in India:
“I recall that after our 3-0 victory against New Zealand, there was talk that we wouldn’t be able to repeat the feat against Pakistan, South Africa, or Australia. So, only time will tell if we can succeed against India.
Beginning on August 30. England will welcome New Zealand for a white-ball series as they get ready for the ODI World Cup. On October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The two teams will also serve as the tournament’s opening act in India.
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