England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval

Seeds of England victory sown long before hat-trick finish

Jul 31, 2017: Toby Roland-Jones, who had a starring role on his Test debut, came through a scheme that is under threat

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval, 2nd day

Stokes the fitting crown for Oval's 100th

Jul 28, 2017: The Oval is a ground that rarely disappoints and Ben Stokes produced an innings to rank up there with the greats

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval, 2nd day

Mature ton demonstrates Stokes' growth

Jul 28, 2017: Ben Stokes' most complete Test hundred came at a vital moment for England and set the example for his team-mates to follow

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, Kia Oval, 2nd day

Roland-Jones' dream debut and Stokes' crafted ton seize control

Jul 28, 2017: Four wickets from England's debut seamer tore through South Africa's top order leaving them in danger of follow-on at The Oval

England v South Africa, 3rd Investec Test, The Oval

'No question about England commitment' - Stokes

Jul 25, 2017: Ben Stokes has branded criticism of England's performance in the Trent Bridge Test as "harsh" and "unfair"

Moeen and Stokes highlight England's all-round strength

Jul 14, 2017: The Lord's Test against South Africa was another fine illustration of how well England have been served by their lower middle order, with both bat and ball

England v South Africa, 2nd Investec Test, Trent Bridge

Cook gets acquainted to life back in England's ranks

Jul 12, 2017: Alastair Cook insists he has no regrets after giving up the England captaincy, but admitted there were just a couple of poignant moments during the Lord's Test

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Moeen pips Stokes in allrounder's rankings

Jul 10, 2017: Moeen Ali has leapfrogged his team-mate Ben Stokes to be ranked as England's leading allrounder, following his triumphant performance in the first Test against South Africa at Lord's

England v South Africa, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Root deflects attention onto team-mates for victorious captaincy debut

Jul 9, 2017: Joe Root was eager to take the attention off himself after winning his first Test as England captain, saying his team-mates showed a lot of 'character' in a 211-run victory over South Africa at Lord's

England v South Africa, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 1st day

England seize day as Root launches captaincy with 184*

Jul 6, 2017: Joe Root finished his first day as England's captain on an unbeaten 184 as England fought back from a poor start at Lord's to finish in a strong position

Durham v Worcestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Chester-le-Street, Day 1

Stokes' horror show is bad news for Durham

Jun 26, 2017: Ben Stokes made a rare appearance for Durham but he was unable to work his magic - quite the opposite

Champions Trophy 2017

Champions Trophy XI: Captain Sarfraz pips Kohli, Tamim in at No. 3

Jun 19, 2017: India and Pakistan's best performers occupy seven of the eleven slots, while Kane Williamson is the only one from outside the semi-finalists

Champions Trophy 2017

IPL increases exposure to big moments of play - Stokes

Jun 11, 2017: The England allrounder stated that his unbeaten 102, which knocked Australia out of the Champions Trophy, was his best innings in a chase

Stokes, Morgan heroics lead to Australia's Champion's Trophy exit

Jun 11, 2017: Ben Stokes' unbeaten 102 off 109 balls is his highest ODI score, and second hundred in three innings

Australia v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

'Every team would want Stokes' - Morgan

Jun 10, 2017: England captain Eoin Morgan has praised Ben Stokes for his all-round efforts in England's win over Australia

Australia v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Roy the sad exception as confidence courses through England's game

Jun 10, 2017: England have been at pains to provide public support to Roy in recent days. Quite right, too. There is no point pursuing a continuity of selection policy and then undermining it with whispers in the media

England v Australia, Champions Trophy, Group A, Edgbaston

Stokes fires in the rain

Jun 10, 2017: Ben Stokes saw off the swinging new ball before unleashing his raw power to dump Australia out of the Champions Trophy

England v Australia, Champions Trophy, Group A, Edgbaston

Wood, Stokes close the door on Australia

Jun 10, 2017: In another rain-hit game at the Champions Trophy, England got the better of Australia and knocked them out of the tournament

England v Bangladesh, Champions Trophy, Group A

Tamim v Stokes gets a little heated

Jun 1, 2017: ESPNcricinfo presents the Moments of the Match from the opening game of the Champions Trophy

How England went from being jokes to jocks

Jun 1, 2017: After over two decades of being clueless about one-day cricket, England are finally owning the format