England’s talisman has declared himself fit to face South Africa on Saturday as their World Cup hopes rest in the balance
Struggling team face South Africa in World Cup on SaturdayBen Stokes has declared himself available for selection for England’s crucial World Cup game against South Africa on Saturday and called on the team to bring less blunder and more thunder to their remaining displays in the competition, telling his teammates: “If we’re going to go down, let’s go down doing what we’re known for.”
“I find just reminding everyone certain things, reinforcing what they are, who they are, what they’ve achieved in the game, how talented and how good they are at the sport, that’s something I always try and do to the group,” he said.“I try and help out as much as I can without stepping on their toes. I know that people do listen when I talk. I don’t try and speak too much, but I try and speak when I feel it’s the right time.
“When I did it I thought I was done, because it’s not good hearing a pop. But thankfully it wasn’t anywhere near as bad as we initially thought. We got a programme in place straight away and it went really well and now I’m here, available for selection.
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