Former England captain Eoin Morgan has hailed the authenticity of Ben Stokes, who he insists won’t again down from his technique of risking the whole lot for a win.
But he insists Pat Cummins will push Stokes all the way in which within the management stakes as Australia plot an Ashes takeaway.
Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum have reworked England’s Test fortunes with 11 wins in 13 matches however the long-awaited Ashes showdown, which begins subsequent week, might problem their aggressive strategy.
England demonstrated in New Zealand in February they’re ready to danger defeat to pursue victory, and allrounder Stokes is adamant that won’t change regardless of the stakes being significantly larger towards Australia.
Stokes has insisted he would declare even when England had been 2-1 up and 300 forward with seven wickets in hand going into the final day of the ultimate Ashes Test.
“I don’t believe anything Ben says is for show,” Morgan, a former white-ball skipper for England, stated.
“He is a man of his word, he is very authentic.
“When you have got a pacesetter like that, it is nice as a result of there’s simply clear, clear route in the place you are going and what you wish to obtain.
“A draw isn’t the task, they want to win, their eyes are on the prize and he seems to get more out of his own players that way.”
Morgan lifted England’s white-ball sides out of the doldrums to 50-over World Cup glory in 2019. Among his teammates was Stokes, who took cost of a Test facet that had gained simply as soon as in 17 matches.
“For the best part of four or five years, England were terrible at Test match cricket,” Morgan stated.
“They tried fighting and being dogged, defensive and playing the long game, and that just doesn’t work.
“I can think about the cornerstone of Ben’s pondering is, ‘We’re not going again to taking part in that approach’.”
Morgan was renowned for his shrewd thinking under pressure but draws a blank when asked how he would attempt to negate England under Stokes and McCullum.
“When they get going, it is a captain’s nightmare so I suppose stopping them getting going can be the largest problem,” he said.
Stokes, though, could meet his match in opposite number Pat Cummins.
“Pat’s captaincy has been distinctive,” said Morgan, who played alongside and captained Cummins at Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
“I’d maintain him in the identical regard as I maintain Ben Stokes’ management. He is a really cool, calm buyer and really clever for a quick bowler.
“He has managed to find a balance (between bowling and captaincy).
“Clearly, he is making good selections and having the ability to bowl very effectively on the similar time.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
