Twitter reactions: Ben Stokes’ heroic knock in vain as Australia beat England in the Lord’s Test to go 2-0 up in Ashes 2023

Australia emerged victorious in a thrilling encounter at Lord’s in London, defeating England by 43 runs in the second Test of the ongoing Ashes series. Despite a heroic performance from England’s captain Ben Stokes, the home team fell short as Australia took a commanding 2-0 lead in the series.

Stokes took center stage as England seemed to be cruising towards victory. However, the Three Lions’ hopes were dashed after Stokes was dismissed following a masterful knock of 155 runs. With England’s last pair of James Anderson and Josh Tongue adding 25 runs for the final wicket, they managed to delay the inevitable for a brief period.

Reminiscent of his iconic 2019 Headingley knock, Stokes reached his century with a flurry of three consecutive sixes off the bowling of Cameron Green. The English skipper, fueled by Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial run-out on the final day, unleashed an onslaught on the Australian attack. Stokes, who was on 62 off 126 balls when Bairstow departed, unleashe

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