Ben Stokes promised he was “not going to throw my toys out of the pram” after the resurgence of England’s Test side under his leadership was emphatically derailed by South Africa at Lord’s.
After England slumped to defeat inside three days – the first of which was mostly lost to rain – by an innings and 12 runs their coach, Brendon McCullum, said some defeats were inevitable given the team’s aggressive gameplan.
