England have been docked a sizeable chunk of points in the World Test Championship (WTC) from what they earned in the Ashes after consistently falling foul of the over-rate regulations.
Ben Stokes reckons Stuart Broad was destined to secure a 2-2 Ashes draw against Australia with the final ball of his England career.
England captain Ben Stokes is ready to have "serious conversations" about an operation on his troublesome knee injury in a bid to set him on course for another tilt at the Ashes in 2025/26.
England have named an unchanged XI for the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval with record wicket-taker James Anderson keeping his place in the team.
Ben Stokes admitted England's predicament in the Ashes means keeping one eye on the weather forecast and the possibility of an even bolder approach in the fourth Test.
Ben Stokes revelled in England seizing an Ashes lifeline at Headingley again but he admitted being a hostage to fortune this time as he was a bundle of nerves four years on from his virtuoso heroics.