England captain Ben Stokes admits he put 'too much emphasis' on next year's Ashes in Australia and will now be 'toning down expectations'.
England captain Ben Stokes has admitted he put "too much emphasis" on next year's Ashes in Australia and will now be "toning down expectations".
England start their 17th, and final, Test of 2024 in Hamilton on Saturday with the chance to become only the third visiting side to win a three-match series 3-0 in New Zealand. Just once before, in 2016, have England played 17 Tests in a calendar year. Before the home series against West Indies in July, England took the decision to end the international career of Anderson, their all-time leading wicket-taker.
The captain's stance was a sharp pivot away from the message of his previous two years in charge, when he and coach McCullum would insist on focusing on the task at hand.
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