England captain Ben Stokes said his troops are in 'absolute pieces' after their epic two-wicket defeat in the first Ashes test at Edgbaston. 9News
With Joe Root unbeaten on 118, Stokes elected to bowl four overs at Usman Khawaja and David Warner, but the pair got through to stumps unscathed."Who knows, we could have got an extra 40 runs or lost two wickets in two balls. I am not a captain who gets by on what ifs.
"We were in control of most of the game and managed to produce a result. Obviously we wanted to be on top. We are devastated but that's sport. It is great and an emotional rollercoaster." Nor is he going to shy away from playing Bazball – the aggressive style of cricket that had seen England win 11 of their last 13 Tests heading into Edgbaston.The second Test gets underway at Lord's on June 28.
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