Ben Stokes said his team’s extraordinary win over New Zealand at Trent Bridge was his finest in an England shirt, and was built on an attitude of “running towards the danger” and never accepting a draw.
Jonny Bairstow scored a staggering 92-ball 136 that helped England chase 299 with 20 of their 72 overs to spare, following an outrageous assault after tea. Stokes hit the winning runs in his knock of 75 from 70 balls at the end of a Test match that saw both teams post more than 500 in their first innings.
