Ben Stokes: England’s new Test captain Ben Stokes has revealed that former captain Joe Root will bat at his number four position during the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. Stokes said, ‘I have already spoken with Root on this issue. I have asked him to bat back at four.
Ben Stokes made this stormy plan :-
Stokes himself has planned to bat at six and is hoping that England’s recently underpowered batsmen will do well by scoring runs in the first Test against the Kiwis at Lord’s on June 2. He said, ‘Now I feel that instead of talking about Durham’s score, I have to see who is scoring. At the same time, now I have to participate in a lot more county matches.
Recently Root has left the captaincy :-
Joe Root batted at number three during England’s most recent Test series against the West Indies in the Caribbean; but has a better record for his country at fourth. The former England captain has an impressive average of 51.27 when batting at number four, which is his average (39.67) when batting at three.
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Ben Stokes: Stuart Broad and James Anderson will return
The new England captain has already revealed that he will be recalling the experienced duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad; with first-choice spinner Jack Leach likely to be in the mix with Ollie Robinson and Chris Woakes. Stokes said, ‘You look at the players who are not available due to injury; like Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Ollie Stone, Sam Curran. All of them will now work hard for their places.
