Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

England lost the first Test against West Indies. However, stand-in captain Ben Stokes does not regret the decision to drop Stuart Broad from the team.

“You make decisions and you’ve got to stand by them. I’m not the type of person to look back and regret them,” said Ben Stokes.

Stating that the team knows where it made errors, Stokes said that the first-innings runs on the boards have to be good enough no matter what.

“We put another 60, 70 or 80 runs on what they had to chase and it’s a completely different game,” said Stokes, who led in place of Joe Root. Root is currently on a paternity leave.

Stokes was made stand-in captain as Root is on paternity leave

England coach Chris Silverwood refused to give any guarantees that Broad will be recalled for the second Test. He said that selection was still up for grabs.

“Nothing is a given in this team, as we have seen, and people will be playing for their spots. Everything will be considered,” he said.

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