Nasser Hussain heaps praise on English all-rounder following Lord's Test
Furthermore, Hussain also opined that Stokes is one of the best batters in world cricket when it comes to chasing down targets.
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After losing the first Ashes 2023 Test by a razor-thin margin at Lord's, England did not fare any better in the second match. After a heartbreaking loss in the first Test at Edgbaston, things did not improve for the hosts at Lord's, as they failed to pursue a target of 371 runs in the second innings and surrendered a 2-0 lead before the third game at Headingley.
The most encouraging aspect of the second Test for England was the performance of captain Ben Stokes. Stokes played a brilliant innings in pursuit of the target, scoring 155 runs in 214 deliveries to give his team a chance. The English captain nearly repeated his exploits from the 2019 Headingley Test with a brilliant knock. However, it went in futile in the end.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain applauded the performance of the current England captain in response to Stokes' innings, which received widespread acclaim from fans and fellow players alike. Hussain remarked that Stokes is the most competitive English cricketer he has ever witnessed.
"I've never seen an England cricketer more competitive than Stokes, and it's incredible how often he takes the ball out of the middle of the bat when all the fielders are on the rope. Nasser Hussain wrote in his Daily Mail column, "If he doesn't clear them, he takes advantage of the gaps."
"For some people, Australia's strategy of protecting the boundary prevented them from scoring, but as we saw in Leeds four years ago, he is one of those cricketers for whom it makes no difference because he is so powerful and his placement is so good," it continued.
In addition, Hussain opined that Stokes is one of the best batsmen in the world when it comes to chasing down objectives and recalled numerous instances in which Stokes demonstrated why he is one of the best batsmen in the world.
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"On Sunday, Ben Stokes demonstrated to his teammates what it means to play for England," the columnist wrote. "There is no better cricketer in my era in that situation, he has done it so many times, whether in the World Cup final, World Twenty20 final, or Headingley four years ago, and it was remarkable that he almost added another match-winning masterclass to his portfolio."
