England are out to rewrite how test cricket is played in the country, skipper Ben Stokes said after leading the side to a memorable seven-wicket victory in the fifth test against India yesterday.
England rode unbeaten hundreds from Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow to pull off a record chase of 378 with two sessions to spare at Edgbaston for a thrilling series-levelling victory.
It follows their home win against New Zealand when they chased down targets of 277, 299 and 296 to blank the world champions 3-0. "We're trying to rewrite how test cricket is being played in England," Stokes said of the team's new approach since he assumed captaincy and Brendon McCullum took over as the head coach."We know that we want to give some new life to test cricket. The support we received has been fantastic in the short time that we've been around.
"Inspiring the next generation is what we want to do. We want to bring in new fans and want to leave a mark on test cricket." Few expected England to win so easily after conceding a first innings lead of 132 and set a target they had never been able to achieve.Even after they lost three quick wickets, centurions Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow continued to play their shots."When you have clarity like we do at the moment in the dressing room, it makes totals like that and just the game itself a lot easier.
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