On Fire: My Story of England's Summer to Remember

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He is honest about needing to speak to a psychologist when dealing with anger and frustration, and says he wept in the shower after the poor tour of Sri Lanka that led to him missing out on the 2015 World Cup. In October 2020, he scored 107 not out for Rajasthan Royals as part of an unbeaten partnership of 152 with Sanju Samson. On Fire begins, briefly, with a look at Stokes sojourn in the IPL in April and his concerns at the niggling injury that he picked up. Not quite 2005 perhaps, but then I dare say there are a goodly number who would disagree with me on that. Thrillingly, it was enough to tie the scores at 241 runs each, so the match reverted to a Super Over - just six balls for each side to bat in the ultimate in sporting sudden-death.

The biggest problem that tour books have in the modern era is that the television coverage is so good, and so widely available after a series has concluded, that the old fashioned type of account which largely concerned itself with describing the play is simply no longer relevant.In the summer's Ashes series, he scored 441 runs at an average of more than 55, including two centuries and two fifties. The standout part of the book is without doubt Stokes’ account of that historic innings at Headingley. It is the ultimate insider’s account of the most nerve-shredding but riveting three-and-a-half months in English cricket history. Stokes then managed to break the host's resistance, as they fought to draw the game, by taking the final 3 wickets to bowl them out for 248 runs to level the series.

Stokes has scored the fastest Test century at Lord's and England's fastest Test double-century anywhere. No one who witnessed it will need any reminding of what took place and there are plenty of highlights packages around, but it is well worth reading Stokes’ account which is concerned not so much with what happened but what his thinking was as that unforgettable victory approached. His 135 not out in the second innings at Headingley will be remembered as one of the greatest innings in Test history. In September 2018, Stokes was charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the incident in Bristol and social media posts.The couple thanked Stokes afterwards for defending them, saying that he "didn't deserve being put through a trial". On top of that, he's clearly loyal to all his team mates and quite rightly isn't going to talk about anything not already in the public domain.

World Cup 2019 final, New Zealand vs England: England's World Cup 2019 win despite epic super over tie – Explained". Stokes was praised for his batting efforts on a typical fast and bouncy Waca surface against the hostile fast bowling of Mitchell Johnson at the height of his bowling powers. In February 2023, he set a new record for the total number of sixes hit in a Test career, surpassing the previous tally of 107 set by his coach at the time, Brendon McCullum. The description of the matches in general does not have a continuous narrative and you do not get the operatic sense of tense and dramatic play unfolding.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Summer of '19 was a magical one for sure and this book indeed gave me a chance to relive that with same excitement and ecstacy. He later explained the combination of feeling let down over the ECB's handling of the Bristol nightclub incident, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the death of his father Ged Stokes in December 2020 due to brain cancer [119] had led him to suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. On Fire is Ben Stokes’ brand new book, and in it he tells the story of England’s electrifying first ever Cricket World Cup triumph, as well as this summer’s momentous Ashes Test series. The second half about the Ashes is less compelling (probably due to not winning) but I loved the ball by ball from one half of the heroes of Headingley.