Ben Stokes delivered what Matthew Mott said was a morale-boosting speech to his England teammates after their loss to Afghanistan
Talisman gave dressing-room speech after Afghanistan shockHe may not yet have strapped his pads on in anger – though that moment is only days away – but Ben Stokes has made his first significant contribution to England’s World Cup campaign: delivering a speech in the dressing room after thein the T20 World Cup last year – after which they won every remaining game to take the trophy. “He’s like the spiritual leader of the group in many ways,” said Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball coach.
England have started their World Cup defence terribly, losing two of their first three games, and on Saturday play South Africa, themselves nursing the pain of unexpected defeat after thein Dharamsala on Tuesday night.
“And then it’s our general attitude. We pride ourselves on putting the opposition under pressure, and on reflection we’ve been the reactive team in those two games and we need to turn that round really quickly.”When Brendon McCullum – who happens to be in Mumbai on personal business – was appointed as England’s red-ball coach last May he memorably said he had not wanted the white-ball role because it was “too cushy”. It does not look so cushy now.
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