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George Dobell | 26/10/2024 at 14:45

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Posted by Marc Evans on 28/10/2024 at 15:34

Stokes is married to Bazball and will defend it to the hilt. He's not going to back down and has always said the approach will have its ups and downs. You can't cure technical deficiencies overnight. A weakness against spin has been our bugbear for decades, but little has been done to arrest it by making domestic wickets more spin friendly.

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