Stokes desperate to stop England's downhill slide

Ben Stokes issues stark warning to England teammates ahead of Ashes Test in Sydney

Ben Stokes has called on his England teammates to put collective success ahead of personal interests as they prepare for the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.The tourists have already surrendered the urn after losing the opening three matches in just 11 days of cricket, leaving a 3-2 defeat as their best possible outcome.Ahead of the final encounter, the captain said: "Although we can't get the thing we came here for, we've still go…

Ben Stokes calls for players to put team first as England seek Sydney win

A 3-2 series loss is the best the tourists can hope to salvage at the SCG.

Stokes desperate to stop England's downhill slide

Ben Stokes says England will be doing everything they can to become a consistent Test cricket team again after returning home from an ill-fated Ashes tour.

Ashes 2025/26: Ben Stokes calls SCG Test a ‘huge’ game despite series loss

England (PC:X/ICC) England’s Test captain Ben Stokes believes that the final Test of the ongoing Ashes series 2025/26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a “huge” game for his side despite the series already being lost. Speaking to reporters in the press conference, Stokes said: “This is a huge game, we’re walking out there playing for England, and it’s going to take all 11 of us to go out there and get a result. Australia get to lift the urn …

England Captain Ben Stokes Says No Coasting In 'Huge' Final Ashes Clash

Captain Ben Stokes on Saturday called the fifth and final Test against Australia a "huge game" for England and vowed there would be no coasting at the end of a long and draining Ashes tour. The touris

Stokes: No coasting in final Ashes clash

Captain Ben Stokes says the fifth and final Test against Australia is a “huge game” for England. The tourists go into the clash on Sunday at the SCG buoyed by a four-wicket win inside two days at the previous Test in Melbourne. It snapped a 15-year winless streak in Australia but came too late to save the series with the hosts retaining the urn by winning in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. Stokes said it was important to keep the momentum going. “…