Pakistan vs England: ‘I've got no interest in trying to play for a draw,’ Ben Stokes shares team’s motto

England skipper Ben Stokes who is already a sort of legend for English cricket was ecstatic after his side beat Pakistan by 74 runs in the first Test in Rawalpindi moments before the end of Day 5’s play.

While Stokes praised his players, he also said that the stomach bug that hit the squad before the start of the game seems a long time ago, and rightly so after the manner in which they dominated the Test for the most part of five days.

“Some of the things we can’t plan for is what happened to the squad before the Test. Seems a long time ago when we were running around to find players for the Test. Will Jacks getting the message three minutes before the toss, and Pope getting the gloves,” Stokes said at the post-match presentation.

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The skipper also said that he along with Coach Brendon McCullum tries to focus on themselves and not much on the opposition.

“We’ve played eight-nine matches with myself and Brendon in charge. One thing we try to do is focus on ourselves and not the opposition. We know we’re a very exciting team. Was a great batting surface, so it was an opportunity for our batting group.

“Having the lads tuck in like they did today was amazing. Really special group of players.”

Boss.