Ben Stokes could be forgiven a little smugness after his team’s latest great heist. “Test matches are played over five days.
Imagine thinking that way at the end of day one, before we’ve even had a chance to bat,” he said in response to criticism of his decision to field first at Headingley.
“You never know what a wicket’s going to play like half an hour before any cricket’s been played on it. They put a big score on the board, but we hadn’t batted on it.”
Michael Vaughan had described himself as “staggered” at Stokes’ decision at the toss and he was by no means the only pundit to questio...
