Ben Stokes has named a familiar looking eleven to take on South Africa, promising that the early summer ‘venom’ will still be there.
Ben Foakes returns behind the stumps in place of Sam Billings after missing the India Test with Covid, but otherwise the team that captured the imagination with a fourth win out of four continues its march.
And after six weeks away, with other forms of cricket being played, Stokes has reminded his players that their uber aggressive style of Test cricket must continue at Lord’s. “I’m really excited to get back out there tomorrow,” said Stokes. “And for the series, because it felt like a really long time away from each other. There's been a lot of different cricket, different formats played from the guys in the dressing room at the moment.
