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The Latest Breaking News from Ben Stokes

Brendon McCullum: Former New Zealand captain favourite for England Test coach role

The 40-year-old is said to have been interviewed for the position

The Independent UK

Kiwi legend Brendon McCullum emerges as favourite to become new England Test coach

The former New Zealand skipper, an inspiration behind England white ball resurgence, could be given the chance to have a big say in the red ball side too

Daily Mirror

New Zealand expect new-look England to be "more of a threat" with Ben Stokes in charge

England will take on New Zealand next month in their first Test series since appointing Ben Stokes as captain and Rob Key as Managing Director of Men's Cricket, with two new head coaches also set to be hired

Daily Mirror

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Rob Key says Ben Stokes was "prepared for an argument" about Anderson and Broad's futures

Veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad are set to return to the England Test team this summer, having been controversially dropped following the Ashes

Daily Mirror

5 players who could bat at three for England after Ben Stokes confirms Joe Root switch

With Joe Root moving back to number four, England need to find a new number three ahead of the first Test of the summer and Mirror Sport has taken a look at five potential options

Daily Mirror

Joe Root agrees to Ben Stokes request as new England captain admits schedule fears

New England Test captain Ben Stokes will move Joe Root back down to No. 4 in the batting order, whilst putting himself in at No. 6 ahead of next month’s series with New Zealand.

Daily Mirror

Surrey complete Northamptonshire win by innings and five runs inside three days

New Zealand all-rounder Colin De Grandhomme started the Northamptonshore rot

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Ben Stokes moves Joe Root back to No4 as captain continues shake-up of England Test batting order

England’s Test batting order is set for a second significant change after new skipper Ben Stokes revealed that the man he replaced as captain, Joe Root, will slip down one place from No3 to his favoured four.

Evening Standard

‘His best position is at four’: Ben Stokes moves Joe Root back to preferred spot

The new England Test skipper is already making his mark

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes urges rethink on England’s ‘ridiculous’ fixture log jam

Matches are scheduled to take place on up to 50 of 102 days from 2 June and Test captain Ben Stokes said: ‘The fact there is a Test match and ODI overlapping sums it up’

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Joe Root returns to the crease and to form for Yorkshire

The former England captain looked in good touch for Yorkshire against Essex but was outshone by young teammate Harry Brook

The Guardian - UK

It was good fun – Ben Stokes enjoys record-breaking return to action with Durham

The newly-appointed England captain struck 17 sixes as he made 161 from 88 balls against Worcestershire

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes breaks sixes record with devastating innings for Durham

Ben Stokes blitzed 161 from 88 balls for Durham, hitting a record 17 sixes and 34 runs from a single over at Worcester

The Guardian - UK

Kevin Pietersen urges England to hand Test debuts to two batters as Ben Stokes era begins

Kevin Pietersen believes England should pick Liam Livingstone and Harry Brook for the Test team this summer, urging new captain Ben Stokes and new managing director Rob Key to select players "with a bit of oomph about them"

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

England Test captain Ben Stokes smashes record-breaking century for Durham

The England captain made 161 from 88 deliveries in the LV= Insurance County Championship match against Worcestershire.

Daily Mirror

England captain Ben Stokes blasts record-breaking Durham hundred with five sixes in a row

Ben Stokes scored the fastest ever first-class hundred for Durham in their County Championship clash with Worcestershire, breaking a record previously held by former team-mate Paul Collingwood

The Independent UK

Ton-up Ben Stokes has a blast for Durham

The England Test captain reached a century against Worcestershire with five successive sixes.

Evening Standard

Red-hot Ben Stokes smashes 64-ball century for Durham in first innings as England Test captain

In his first innings since being appointed England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes smashed five successive sixes to reach an extraordinary 64-ball century.

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The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Ben Stokes breaks sixes record in Durham century – as it happened

Away from the New Road fireworks, Luke Wells led Lancashire’s reply after Dom Sibley carried his bat for Warwickshire

The Independent UK

Alastair Cook scores 71st first-class century as Ben Stokes makes Durham return

The Essex batter lined up against his England captaincy successor Joe Root

Daily Mirror

Jofra Archer says England may 'not notice the transition' as Ben Stokes replaces Joe Root

Jofra Archer has given his thoughts on Ben Stokes replacing Joe Root as England Test captain, insisting it will not "feel much different" playing under Stokes

Evening Standard

Fight for places in England’s Test squad intensifies as ECB ponder new coach and selector appointments

England hopefuls have just two more rounds of County Championship action, the first starting on Thursday, to make their case for Test selection against New Zealand in four weeks’ time.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Stokes forced to wait as Durham’s Dickson continues fine form

The first county outing this season for England’s new Test captain was spent sitting on the balcony as his teammate made 104

The Guardian - UK

England drop to No 6 in Test rankings with lowest points tally since 1995

England have slumped to their worst Test rating for more than a quarter of a century, dropping to No 6 in the ICC rankings after just one win from the past 17 matches

Daily Mirror

England Test woes compounded by drop to 27-year low in ICC rankings as Ben Stokes era begins

England have won just one Test match in the last 12 months, with new captain Ben Stokes taking over a struggling side

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