(Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes mentioned he “let the team” down in their 4-0 Ashes drubbing in Australia, and pledged to do higher in their three-match take a look at sequence in opposition to West Indies.
Stokes made his return to cricket on the Ashes in December final 12 months after taking an indefinite break from the sport to deal with his psychological well being and recuperate from a finger damage, however struggled to discover his finest kind Down Under.
The 30-year-old, who was hampered by a aspect pressure which he picked up whereas enjoying in the fourth take a look at, had a median of 23.60 with the bat, with a excessive rating of 66, and took 4 wickets.
“Looking again on Australia we have had some trustworthy reflections, not solely as a team however people,” Stokes informed reporters on Saturday. “One of my reflections on the tour as a complete was that I personally felt I let the team down, with extra than simply performances.
“I might have preferred to have been in higher bodily form once I was in Australia. I by no means need to really feel that means once more as a result of it is laborious while you sit down to replicate on the issues that did not go properly in Australia.
“We’ve come right here (to Antigua) and wiped the slate clear. We cannot reside in the previous. I do know what I need to give to the team and I do know what I’ve to do to ship that on a constant foundation.”
The first take a look at in Antigua begins on March 8 and will likely be adopted by contests in Barbados (March 16-20) and Grenada (March 24-28). The three-match sequence varieties a part of the ICC World Test Championship.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)
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