AMID THECHAOS,BEN ANDJOS STOODFIRM

DEREK PRINGLE

@derekpringle

Partners in crime: Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler enjoyed their first one-day hundred stand at Lord’s last Sunday to lead England to glory
PICTURE: Getty Images

Ben Stokes won the man of the match in the World Cup final and deservedly so. When you have to refine an award down to just one person, he stood out. But telling partnerships tend to win matches and without the 110-run stand he made with Jos Buttler, England would not have sniffed the Super Over and the aching drama that followed.
Incredibly, given their sumptuous skills as b...

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