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Ben Stokes Sets England's Sights On Getting To No 1 In Test Rankings

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Ben Stokes Sets England's Sights On Getting To No 1 In Test Rankings

By AFP News May 22, 2025 • 08:48 AM View: 742

England captain Ben Stokes, who leads his side in one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Thursday, has challenged his players to make the jump from second in the Test world rankings to first.

It is now more than a decade since Andrew Strauss was the last England skipper to take the team to the summit, back in 2011. England held the number one spot for under a year and have struggled to challenge since.

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