Ben Stokes wants his team-mates to walk the walk when it comes to delivering aggressive ‘do or die’ cricket in the T20 World Cup semi-final.
Stokes can barely hide his excitement at the thought of a last-four clash with India in Adelaide, and he has vowed to throw caution to the wind in an attempt to reach a third World Cup final in his career.
And he is invoking the spirit of 2019 to help inspire him and the team after their four game winning streak to the 50-over title was started against India at Edgbaston. “We’re in a position now that it’s do or die,” said Stokes. “What I don’t think anyone will do going into this game is take a backward step.