All-rounder was a superb player but it was his vulnerability, personality and passion that won the hearts of England fans
Ben Stokes has been a magnificent player for England, and leaves a legacy of i…
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Stokes saga humiliated McCullum and exposed England’s captaincy succession crisis | Mark Ramprakash ⊕
With Stokes now 35, the ECB needs to identify rising talents with the capacity to be serious people, not just young men having fun with their mates
If we learned one thing at the Oval last week, it is…
42 days ago
Inspirational Stokes is a great captain – he isn’t perfect and isn’t expected to be | Mark Ramprakash ⊕⊕
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England Test captain has a lot of credit in the bank and if he comes back hopefully everyone has the compassion to move past his curfew breach
The first Test against New Zealand seemed to be played in…
56 days ago
McCullum and Key are lucky to have kept their jobs. Now they have to nail England’s rebuild | Mark Ramprakash ⊕⊕
Series against New Zealand will be a litmus test to see if the leadership team’s failed approach has really changed
There’s a quote from Legacy, James Kerr’s book about the All Blacks, that I have alw…
6 months ago
Confused England not helping Jacob Bethell to flourish on bewildering Ashes tour | Mark Ramprakash ⊕
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Batter has been thrown in at the deep end at No 3 and if the selectors have faith in a young player they should be doing everything to help them succeed
There used to be a saying in county cricket: a …
7 months ago
McCullum admitting failure of his methods was gobsmacking but England are learning | Mark Ramprakash ⊖
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Coach couldn’t free up his players so they found another way of removing pressure – by losing the series in rapid time
Finally, in the last two days of the third Test with the series already basically…
England need to be introduced to concept of consequences after Ashes flops | Mark Ramprakash ⊖⊖
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Players and coaches need to realise they will not be immune if fortunes do not change in the third Test in Adelaide
There’s always a lot of white noise around an Ashes series but at the moment for Eng…
England’s Ashes approach is scrambling the brains of the next cricketing generation | Mark Ramprakash ⊕
This squad aren’t just throwing away the series, they’re messing up the minds of the young cricketers I try to coach
The cracks are starting to show with this England team and with the narrative we’ve…
Challenges lie ahead in day-night Test but England have what it takes to shock Australia | Mark Ramprakash ⊕
Even Steve Smith struggles under lights and selection of Will Jacks is the right approach by the tourists
There has been a lot of discussion over the past week about day-night Tests, how to approach t…
Are England actually honest with themselves? If they are, they’ll know they have to change | Mark Ramprakash ⊕⊕
Ben Stokes’s batters must realise the aggressive option doesn’t always mean attacking Australia’s bowlers, and if they don’t, it could be all over in Brisbane
It’s not over yet. There is still hope. B…