Jos Buttler hailed the “sense of calm” that Ben Stokes provides after the talismanic all-rounder kept his composure to usher England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Stokes was averaging 9.8 with the bat in six innings since returning to the T20 set-up but he came to England’s rescue when they needed him most in their final Super 12s match against Sri Lanka in Sydney.
