England all-rounder Ben Stokes He said he had his 4-0 . In “Let the Team Down” Ashes Drubbing in Australia, and resolved to do better in his three matches test series against West Indies.
Stokes returns Cricket The Ashes in December last year after taking an indefinite break from the game to focus on his mental health and recovering from a finger injury, but struggled to find his best form at Down Under.
The 30-year-old, who was hampered by a side strain he picked up while playing in the fourth Test, averaged 23.60 with the bat with a high score of 66 and took four wickets.
“Looking at Australia we have seen some honest reflections not only as a team but individually,” Stokes told reporters on Saturday. “One of my reflections on the whole tour was that I personally felt I let the team down, just with the performance.
“I would have loved to be in better physical shape when I was in Australia. I never want to feel like that again because that’s when you sit down to contemplate things that weren’t going well in Australia.
“We’ve come here (in Antigua) and cleared the slate. We can’t stay in the past. I know what I want to give to the team and I know what I have to do to deliver it consistently ..”
The first Test in Antigua will begin on March 8 and will be followed by matches in Barbados (March 16-20) and Granada (March 24-28). The three-match series is part of the ICC world test championship,
Stokes returns Cricket The Ashes in December last year after taking an indefinite break from the game to focus on his mental health and recovering from a finger injury, but struggled to find his best form at Down Under.
The 30-year-old, who was hampered by a side strain he picked up while playing in the fourth Test, averaged 23.60 with the bat with a high score of 66 and took four wickets.
“Looking at Australia we have seen some honest reflections not only as a team but individually,” Stokes told reporters on Saturday. “One of my reflections on the whole tour was that I personally felt I let the team down, just with the performance.
“I would have loved to be in better physical shape when I was in Australia. I never want to feel like that again because that’s when you sit down to contemplate things that weren’t going well in Australia.
“We’ve come here (in Antigua) and cleared the slate. We can’t stay in the past. I know what I want to give to the team and I know what I have to do to deliver it consistently ..”
The first Test in Antigua will begin on March 8 and will be followed by matches in Barbados (March 16-20) and Granada (March 24-28). The three-match series is part of the ICC world test championship,