Ben Stokes is drawing on past experience to make a comeback in the Ashes

ben stokes Hopefully the memories of England’s Ashes return in 2023 can help fuel another fight.

third test on wednesday adelaide The Oval is the first of three games which the visiting team, who are 2-0 up, must win and have little margin for error if they are to succeed in bringing the vase back home.

On paper, this looks close to being an impossible task. The only Test team to reverse such a situation was Donald Bradman’s famous team of 1936–37 and England The winning streak continues for 17 Tests and 15 years on Australian soil.

But Stokes’ first Ashes campaign as captain began in similar circumstances, with defeats at Edgbaston and Lord’s, before a reversal in fortunes. victory over Headingley And the Oval saw them level the series, while two consecutive days of rain denied them another win at Old Trafford.

“I have full support that we can do it,” Stokes said after England completed their preparations in South Australia.

“We’ve been able to take advantage of the experience of being in this situation before. We know what it’s like to be in this situation and we knew we had to come here and win so many games.

“In terms of that, there haven’t been any changes since before we started. Everyone knows what needs to happen in the coming week, and beyond that. If anything, it’s really made everything a little more simple and a little more clear for us.”

England have made just one change to the team that trailed at the Gabba last time and have recalled the aggressive Nottinghamshire seamer. passion tongue In place of the out-of-sorts Gus Atkinson.

This means that the underperforming batting line-up has been left intact, despite Joe Root being the only player with an average above 30 so far.

The selectors resisted the temptation to throw Jacob Bethel into the mix and Stokes hoped the unsuccessful top seven players could justify a show of faith.

He said, “I would never say it like that – you owe me, you owe us – just go out, do what needs to be done and support yourself to do it.”

“We have supported the group for a long time, not only to enjoy what the game offers you when everything is going well.

“This is the time when you trust the players you’ve supported to go out there and perform well in moments like these. Hopefully those guys can stand up for the team this week and stand up for the country as well.”

Stokes had earlier asked his players to prove they were ready for the mental and physical challenges of the Australia tour, demanding that the team show some fighting spirit after the loss in Brisbane.

And while he’s eager to show them some steel, he’s not asking them to find scrap for it.

“If there comes a moment when we feel we need to be cautious like this, I’m sure it will happen and we have to take advantage of those moments as a team,” he said.

“But it’s about making sure the mind doesn’t get completely caught up in creating something like that. We have to remember what the real goal is this week, and make sure that’s at the forefront of everyone’s mind. The main thing this week is making sure we get a win.”