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Sometimes relationships end.
England, a very modern cricket team, has been in bed with three men for most of the four years. rob key, Brendon McCullum And ben stokes,
Stokes has been the leading man. And in the early days, it was McCullum who reined him in. Stokes wanted to go bigger, better, crazier and further.
“A part of me wanted them to get 450, just to see what we would do,” Stokes said after England chased 378 against India in 2022. Initially, Stokes fancied himself the eccentric-in-chief, and fell wickets early in his innings to show his people. it How far can we take this? There is nothing to fear. Stay committed and everyone is involved.
England and Stokes dropped him in Adelaide. The result-free cricket he has played for so long has been replaced by the noise of “fight” and Stokes’ dressing room is “no place for weaklings”.
They still lost – but they did so in a way that appealed more to the public, while also giving an indication of what England fans could expect from this team in the future.
“I think as a team there’s a lot of things we can really take forward with us,” Stokes said after the loss.
“Obviously it’s a very emotional time for me in the dressing room and for the guys, the players, the management, the backroom staff. But when we get ourselves together… I think we’ll learn a lot from this game and go, ‘That’s how we can maybe apply ourselves so we have a better chance of becoming a more consistent cricket team.'”
Stokes’ pivot to diplomacy makes him most likely to remain in post after the series. Something has to change, but Stokes is still seen as an inspirational leader whose manifesto has faded.
There will be a certain amount of sadness if that continues, no matter how wise the decision may be. Stokes initially took the job with a vow to stick to the way he wanted to do it. Like the current regime or dislike it, it has been different.
After this Ashes defeat, the pendulum will swing in the other direction. Less golf, more skinfold testing, less beer, more forward defence. Looks dull. Seeing Stokes in charge will be like seeing a man who is still in charge of England, but not His Team. We know what Stokes’s North Star looks like, and it failed.
“Obviously sucks,” Stokes said of the overwhelming emotions after the defeat. “It is very disappointing to now know that we did not achieve what we set out to do.”
However, it would be in line with his character to offer his resignation if it continued in this manner, despite his post-match claim that he had lost any appetite for the job. But a look around the changing rooms should prompt the ECB to reconsider that proposal if it comes to fruition.
Not having better options is hardly a good reason to do anything, but what options do England have? harry brook Is he the vice-captain and white-ball captain of the Test team, but in reality? Ben Duckett, Jack Crawley or the potentially delisted Ollie Pope are other options. Don’t laugh. Those are the names.
Tactically, Stokes has received criticism recently. Recently, former Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin described Stokes as a captain you want to follow, but tactically he is not good.
A captain’s tactical ability is a moving target. The better your team is, the better they will make you look. Ricky Ponting is one of the greatest captains of all time, which is partly in no small part because his key decisions depend on who should bowl next, Shane Warne or Glenn McGrath.
To that end, Stokes is on a losing streak. Its bowlers have performed poorly in large parts of the series. But his plans have also been erratic, with Stokes admitting after the defeat in Perth that he suffered a blow from Travis Head in just two days.
The week after the defeat he said, “I could have been a lot better as captain.” “I’m the guy who decides how we go out there and how we work and I’m the guy who gives plans to the bowlers. I wasn’t as clear as I usually am.”
Just as the dazzling lights of buzzball have faded, so too have some of the more creative, wacky plans we saw in England in the past. Perhaps Stokes’ greatest tactical feat as captain came in Rawalpindi in 2022, when England declared the innings early, bowled bouncers with the new ball, then managed to swing it once the ball became worn out. They won in dim light.
Stokes’ strength is complete. Only people of his and McCullum’s stature will be able to take decisions like promoting James Anderson, or bringing players like Shoaib Bashir or Josh Hull out of obscurity. This was his project and this project is coming to an end now.
That’s why there was a certain sadness in the dignity England showed in the defeat in Adelaide, even though it was their strongest performance of the series so far. This was a group that was not going to turn down. Who were trying to do something new under the leadership of the new era. But when the pressure started increasing, they reverted to social norms.
This would please the public, but it was not the foundation on which this team was built. Over the years, they have remained steadfast in their approach but in Adelaide, that changed. Future will look: normal.