In terms of how I want to influence the game, I try to have a positive effect with the ball or bat in my hand. Ben Stokes Read Quote
I don’t need to be going out reverse-sweeping for six and four straightaway. Singles can be just as important as boundaries, rotating the strike and not letting the bowlers settle. Ben Stokes Read Quote
It’s a cliche but I would rather be involved in a winning team than have good figures. Ben Stokes Read Quote
Players are under such pressure in crucial moments, especially at the highest level with what is on the line. Ben Stokes Read Quote
Getting the opportunity to captain England is a huge honour – even if it’s only the once you can still say ‘yeah, I’ve captained England.’ Ben Stokes Read Quote
I don’t want to look back on my career and say, ‘I wish I’d averaged this or that.’ Ben Stokes Read Quote
Being the player who wants to impact every game is what I’ve always tried to be. Ben Stokes Read Quote
I’d rather be remembered as a player who came on and impacted a lot of games for England. If I ever take a selfish thought-process of, ‘I’m doing this for myself,’ then things will be seriously wrong. Ben Stokes Read Quote