An understated send off for Stokesy

You guys are funny, but you'll never be as funny as this quote from Ben Stokes.

Spot on Whatever he did he tried to make it all about him He didn't run through the pain barrier because it benefited England, he did it to create headlines about himself

I appreciate this view of things. And fair enough too 😂

the most clutch player when it comes to making everything about himself

One of the greatest bits of analysis of all time. As an English cricket fan I’ve noticed that this statement of reality is completely missing in our media- you and Higgo nail it. Great stuff 👏

neither did Bazball win anything, nor did they revolutionise s#it.

2 hours of cricket that sums up the monorail that is Bazball. The consumption of their own bathwater is boardering on waterboarding.

All the good work done by Eoin Morgan has now gone down the drain. England are back to the ignominy of 90's

What did Ben Stokes do to Australians to make them hate him so much? I guess he's just the player they always wish they had but will never produce, and then there's Headingley 2019, which they'll never recover from. Those wounds are far too deep.

You guys don’t miss. Spot on.

I love Stokes but can easily see that the whole thing was a complete circus. Most sensible English cricket fans can see through the bullshit. Insane decisions and awful cricket that devalue the game.

Brilliant summary. It's shame most of the UK media are lapping it up. Was a complete farce.

Kiwi here. We don’t care we won the series. Without massive ego displays. lol

A standing O required after the loss as well.

But what you’ve got to understand about Ben Stokes is he loves these situations

Well he tried something with the bat. And took 2 wickets. If ur going to be really unpleasant and classless, giggling away like a pair of little schoolboys 🤢 at least nail your facts. Like he nailed you on his own in 2019. The kiwis understand how to be respectful and classy.

Quiz for the team. How many Test series have Australia’s men won in England and India over the past two decades? Need a clue? Zero.

i am neutral.

The English press is like this from very beginning. I think Ben Stokes is the first English captain who has been pampered like anything. Let's give a standing O for that! 👏

Sure you’d be more accommodating towards him if he’d used sandpaper on the ball ie cheated like your whole management team.

The more you play it, the better it becomes. These guys roasted left, right, and center. 😂🙌 @moyo35003

Still behaving like Salty bitches? He lives rent free in ur mind

Spot on - one of the most selfish displays I’ve ever seen. I’m completely glad he’s gone. On the pitch he was a dreadful captain. And off it he was a thug.

I gave my missus a standing O last night (could’ve been fake though)

Never underestimate the Australian ingenuity when it comes to shortening phrases. "Standing O". Because saying the "vation" part just takes too long

All about his massive ego. All about him. And it's bullshit. Pissed away a series for the lols. I'm glad he's gone.

You aren’t wrong The delusional macho-lads amateurish Bazball era of McCullum & Stokes has been an embarrassment Everyone @ECB_cricket who enabled/tolerated it should be fired, starting with Rob Key As for Harry Brook, he cannot inherit the captaincy as he is even worse

In the pantheon of awesome pods you guys have dropped...this was the greatest- well, without @RaviShastriOfc obvs. The amount of salad tossing from the home media towards him, key, baz, is exactly why this shambles has been enabled. He no Botham

Because of this he can do whatever he wants. Even if I’m stuck in a lift with him and he farts he’s getting another standing O. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

The hypocrisy - Stokes makes it all about himself when he was out there creating a kerfuffle when Jadeja and Washington wanted to get to their respective 100s. 😂 What a joke of a man.

@bayerngoat59_ @IndianOtter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great summary!!

Quality content today. Absolutely nailed it.

Few poms in here who don’t understand TCG whole schtick is banter.

@ljantonio1