Ben Stokes on whether a young Alastair Cook would make the current England team

In an interview with Nasser Hussain recorded during the IPL, England captain Ben Stokes suggested that a young Jonathan Trott or Alastair Cook might not find a place in the current England set-up.

Stokes’ reign as captain has seen record scoring rates, with the ongoing Lord’s Test the latest demonstration of their aggressive brand of cricket. The top seven selected for the Ireland Test have all struck at a rate of 74 or more runs per 100 balls under his captaincy, far above the norm in Test cricket. Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Duckett all have strike rates above 95.

Prior to the English internatio

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