Ben Stokes Praises Relentless South Africa But Refuses To Panic After Defeat England V South Africa 2022

After England slumped to defeat in three days – the first of which was lost mainly due to rain – by an innings and 12 runs, their coach Brendon McCullum said some defeats were inevitable given the team’s attacking play. “Like we said at the beginning, you have to buckle down for the ride,” he said. “The four Tests we’ve won recently, we’ve been behind the game in each of them and we’ve been able to get back in front and put the opposition under pressure, which has allowed us to go on and win. In this game we couldn’t do that and kept losing. It’s such a nice margin. We will have a good look at things in the team and then we will recharge.” Stokes admitted his side had been greatly outplayed but was optimistic they could level the series at Old Trafford next week. “They were just relentless,” he said. “When you play international sport, some days they will be better than you. Over the course of the three days, whenever they batted or bowled, whatever we threw at them, they seemed to deal with it. It was a game out of the game for us, and that’s totally fine. It’s not something I’m going to throw my toys out of the cart. We’ll move on to the next test and go out there and try to win.” For many in the England squad this was a first competitive game since they beat India at Edgbaston in early July, but Stokes refused to blame the break for their poor performance. “If you start to see that, I’d say you’re just looking for excuses,” he said. “Five weeks away for this group is obviously not ideal, but we’ve all been playing professional cricket for many years. We know how to play cricket. We don’t want to create a culture based on excuses. We see that as South Africa just got past us.” After bowling out South Africa for 326 on the third morning, England’s bid to recover from a 161-run first innings deficit looked doomed when Keshav Maharaj dismissed Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope before lunch. They then collapsed before the pace and variety of South Africa’s seam attack. “Trent Boult and Tim Southee were [also] pretty relentless,” Stokes said of the key bowlers in the New Zealand side that were beaten 3-0 earlier in the summer. “We were much better in that series than we were today. They were no more ruthless [than that], they were just better than us. We haven’t played as close as we can.” Kagiso Rabada, who was named man of the match after taking seven wickets, celebrates the dismissal of Ben Stokes on day three. Photo: Gareth Copley/ECB/Getty Images This was Dean Elgar’s 12th match as South Africa’s Test captain and the first in which he won the toss and elected to bowl first. After securing the win, he admitted that despite the thick cloud and gloomy opening day forecast, he was inclined to have a bat. “I like to put first runs on the board,” he said, “but sometimes you have to go racing horses and respect the conditions. Everything said bowl first. I was still looking to bat first, but talking to the coaches, I think they influenced my decision and it worked out.” Kagiso Rabada, despite being troubled by an ankle injury in the build-up, was named man of the match. “He’s an absolute machine when it comes to rising to the occasion in big matches,” Elgar said. “He lifted up his hand, took the bull by the horns, and ran with it.” The win boosts South Africa’s position at the top of the World Test Championship table and their chances of returning to Lord’s for the final next June. “Players shouldn’t look too much into that,” Elgar said. “You have to play every game for a test team like it’s your last game. That’s my mantra. I look for room for improvement and always try to find a negative somewhere – that’s my job. But if we continue to play the way we play, carry ourselves on and off the field and care for each other the way we do, I think more often than not the result will take care of itself.”

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After England slumped to defeat in three days – the first of which was lost mainly due to rain – by an innings and 12 runs, their coach Brendon McCullum said some defeats were inevitable given the team’s attacking play. “Like we said at the beginning, you have to buckle down for the ride,” he said. “The four Tests we’ve won recently, we’ve been behind the game in each of them and we’ve been able to get back in front and put the opposition under pressure, which has allowed us to go on and win. In this game we couldn’t do that and kept losing. It’s such a nice margin. We will have a good look at things in the team and then we will recharge.” Stokes admitted his side had been greatly outplayed but was optimistic they could level the series at Old Trafford next week. “They were just relentless,” he said. “When you play international sport, some days they will be better than you. Over the course of the three days, whenever they batted or bowled, whatever we threw at them, they seemed to deal with it. It was a game out of the game for us, and that’s totally fine. It’s not something I’m going to throw my toys out of the cart. We’ll move on to the next test and go out there and try to win.” For many in the England squad this was a first competitive game since they beat India at Edgbaston in early July, but Stokes refused to blame the break for their poor performance. “If you start to see that, I’d say you’re just looking for excuses,” he said. “Five weeks away for this group is obviously not ideal, but we’ve all been playing professional cricket for many years. We know how to play cricket. We don’t want to create a culture based on excuses. We see that as South Africa just got past us.” After bowling out South Africa for 326 on the third morning, England’s bid to recover from a 161-run first innings deficit looked doomed when Keshav Maharaj dismissed Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope before lunch. They then collapsed before the pace and variety of South Africa’s seam attack. “Trent Boult and Tim Southee were [also] pretty relentless,” Stokes said of the key bowlers in the New Zealand side that were beaten 3-0 earlier in the summer. “We were much better in that series than we were today. They were no more ruthless [than that], they were just better than us. We haven’t played as close as we can.” Kagiso Rabada, who was named man of the match after taking seven wickets, celebrates the dismissal of Ben Stokes on day three. Photo: Gareth Copley/ECB/Getty Images This was Dean Elgar’s 12th match as South Africa’s Test captain and the first in which he won the toss and elected to bowl first. After securing the win, he admitted that despite the thick cloud and gloomy opening day forecast, he was inclined to have a bat. “I like to put first runs on the board,” he said, “but sometimes you have to go racing horses and respect the conditions. Everything said bowl first. I was still looking to bat first, but talking to the coaches, I think they influenced my decision and it worked out.” Kagiso Rabada, despite being troubled by an ankle injury in the build-up, was named man of the match. “He’s an absolute machine when it comes to rising to the occasion in big matches,” Elgar said. “He lifted up his hand, took the bull by the horns, and ran with it.” The win boosts South Africa’s position at the top of the World Test Championship table and their chances of returning to Lord’s for the final next June. “Players shouldn’t look too much into that,” Elgar said. “You have to play every game for a test team like it’s your last game. That’s my mantra. I look for room for improvement and always try to find a negative somewhere – that’s my job. But if we continue to play the way we play, carry ourselves on and off the field and care for each other the way we do, I think more often than not the result will take care of itself.”

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After England slumped to defeat in three days – the first of which was lost mainly due to rain – by an innings and 12 runs, their coach Brendon McCullum said some defeats were inevitable given the team’s attacking play. “Like we said at the beginning, you have to buckle down for the ride,” he said. “The four Tests we’ve won recently, we’ve been behind the game in each of them and we’ve been able to get back in front and put the opposition under pressure, which has allowed us to go on and win. In this game we couldn’t do that and kept losing. It’s such a nice margin. We will have a good look at things in the team and then we will recharge.” Stokes admitted his side had been greatly outplayed but was optimistic they could level the series at Old Trafford next week. “They were just relentless,” he said. “When you play international sport, some days they will be better than you. Over the course of the three days, whenever they batted or bowled, whatever we threw at them, they seemed to deal with it. It was a game out of the game for us, and that’s totally fine. It’s not something I’m going to throw my toys out of the cart. We’ll move on to the next test and go out there and try to win.” For many in the England squad this was a first competitive game since they beat India at Edgbaston in early July, but Stokes refused to blame the break for their poor performance. “If you start to see that, I’d say you’re just looking for excuses,” he said. “Five weeks away for this group is obviously not ideal, but we’ve all been playing professional cricket for many years. We know how to play cricket. We don’t want to create a culture based on excuses. We see that as South Africa just got past us.” After bowling out South Africa for 326 on the third morning, England’s bid to recover from a 161-run first innings deficit looked doomed when Keshav Maharaj dismissed Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope before lunch. They then collapsed before the pace and variety of South Africa’s seam attack. “Trent Boult and Tim Southee were [also] pretty relentless,” Stokes said of the key bowlers in the New Zealand side that were beaten 3-0 earlier in the summer. “We were much better in that series than we were today. They were no more ruthless [than that], they were just better than us. We haven’t played as close as we can.” Kagiso Rabada, who was named man of the match after taking seven wickets, celebrates the dismissal of Ben Stokes on day three. Photo: Gareth Copley/ECB/Getty Images This was Dean Elgar’s 12th match as South Africa’s Test captain and the first in which he won the toss and elected to bowl first. After securing the win, he admitted that despite the thick cloud and gloomy opening day forecast, he was inclined to have a bat. “I like to put first runs on the board,” he said, “but sometimes you have to go racing horses and respect the conditions. Everything said bowl first. I was still looking to bat first, but talking to the coaches, I think they influenced my decision and it worked out.” Kagiso Rabada, despite being troubled by an ankle injury in the build-up, was named man of the match. “He’s an absolute machine when it comes to rising to the occasion in big matches,” Elgar said. “He lifted up his hand, took the bull by the horns, and ran with it.” The win boosts South Africa’s position at the top of the World Test Championship table and their chances of returning to Lord’s for the final next June. “Players shouldn’t look too much into that,” Elgar said. “You have to play every game for a test team like it’s your last game. That’s my mantra. I look for room for improvement and always try to find a negative somewhere – that’s my job. But if we continue to play the way we play, carry ourselves on and off the field and care for each other the way we do, I think more often than not the result will take care of itself.”

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After England slumped to defeat in three days – the first of which was lost mainly due to rain – by an innings and 12 runs, their coach Brendon McCullum said some defeats were inevitable given the team’s attacking play. “Like we said at the beginning, you have to buckle down for the ride,” he said. “The four Tests we’ve won recently, we’ve been behind the game in each of them and we’ve been able to get back in front and put the opposition under pressure, which has allowed us to go on and win. In this game we couldn’t do that and kept losing. It’s such a nice margin. We will have a good look at things in the team and then we will recharge.” Stokes admitted his side had been greatly outplayed but was optimistic they could level the series at Old Trafford next week. “They were just relentless,” he said. “When you play international sport, some days they will be better than you. Over the course of the three days, whenever they batted or bowled, whatever we threw at them, they seemed to deal with it. It was a game out of the game for us, and that’s totally fine. It’s not something I’m going to throw my toys out of the cart. We’ll move on to the next test and go out there and try to win.” For many in the England squad this was a first competitive game since they beat India at Edgbaston in early July, but Stokes refused to blame the break for their poor performance. “If you start to see that, I’d say you’re just looking for excuses,” he said. “Five weeks away for this group is obviously not ideal, but we’ve all been playing professional cricket for many years. We know how to play cricket. We don’t want to create a culture based on excuses. We see that as South Africa just got past us.” After bowling out South Africa for 326 on the third morning, England’s bid to recover from a 161-run first innings deficit looked doomed when Keshav Maharaj dismissed Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope before lunch. They then collapsed before the pace and variety of South Africa’s seam attack. “Trent Boult and Tim Southee were [also] pretty relentless,” Stokes said of the key bowlers in the New Zealand side that were beaten 3-0 earlier in the summer. “We were much better in that series than we were today. They were no more ruthless [than that], they were just better than us. We haven’t played as close as we can.” Kagiso Rabada, who was named man of the match after taking seven wickets, celebrates the dismissal of Ben Stokes on day three. Photo: Gareth Copley/ECB/Getty Images This was Dean Elgar’s 12th match as South Africa’s Test captain and the first in which he won the toss and elected to bowl first. After securing the win, he admitted that despite the thick cloud and gloomy opening day forecast, he was inclined to have a bat. “I like to put first runs on the board,” he said, “but sometimes you have to go racing horses and respect the conditions. Everything said bowl first. I was still looking to bat first, but talking to the coaches, I think they influenced my decision and it worked out.” Kagiso Rabada, despite being troubled by an ankle injury in the build-up, was named man of the match. “He’s an absolute machine when it comes to rising to the occasion in big matches,” Elgar said. “He lifted up his hand, took the bull by the horns, and ran with it.” The win boosts South Africa’s position at the top of the World Test Championship table and their chances of returning to Lord’s for the final next June. “Players shouldn’t look too much into that,” Elgar said. “You have to play every game for a test team like it’s your last game. That’s my mantra. I look for room for improvement and always try to find a negative somewhere – that’s my job. But if we continue to play the way we play, carry ourselves on and off the field and care for each other the way we do, I think more often than not the result will take care of itself.”