England captain Ben Stokes is looking forward to next summer's Ashes contest after a successful start to life at the helm.
Having replaced Joe Root as skipper in April, Stokes has overseen a complete change in mindset and approach and guided England to six Test wins in a summer for the first time since 2004. Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have been key to England's success under Stokes, with Anderson taking 27 wickets at an average of 17.66 and Broad picking up 29 at 27.17.
And when asked if both Broad and Anderson could keep up their impressive form for next summer's Ashes, Stokes could not resist firing a shot at Australia opener David Warner by reminding him of what happened the last time he faced Broad in England. "You keep picking people if they keep performing," Stokes replied.
