Furious Stokes On The Warpath
England lose by eight wickets and fall 2–0 behind in the Ashes — but the headlines were dominated by rare honesty from Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, who admitted England must change both their mindset and approach.
In today’s Close of Play, Sanjay Murthy and former England international Geraint Jones unpack a huge day for English cricket:
• Stokes calling out his own dressing room
• McCullum’s surprising shift in tone, but not message
• England’s mentality — not skill — now the biggest issue
• Why decision-making has broken down across the team
• Selection pressure: Pope, Crawley, Duckett…
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