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

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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. Prior to being named captain, Stokes had never led a side in a first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket match. 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. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. For both the final and his wonderful innings at Headingly for the Ashes, it was great to get his perspective on the events as they happened and I even found myself getting emotional all over again, especially for the winning victory for the final at Lords.

Stokes top scored for England with 47 runs in the first innings to help England limp to 155 all out. If you are a 'purist' and want to know how one of the best all-rounders of cricket today thinks, you can give it a shot.Benjamin Andrew Stokes was born on 4 June 1991 in Christchurch, New Zealand, the son of rugby league footballer and coach Gerard Stokes (known as 'Ged'), and has some Māori ancestry. Having had a very successful debut season in first-class cricket, he was given a place in the England Performance Programme and travelled to Australia during the 2010–11 Ashes. He then made 26 runs in his only innings in the next test, as England drew the match to lose the series. Stokes took a career-best 6 wickets for 99 runs in the first innings of the 5th Test, including the major wickets of captain Clarke for 10 and top-scorer for the innings Steve Smith for 115.

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. Durham's continuing problems with many players becoming injured at the start of the 2010 season meant that Stokes continued playing in all forms of the game for Durham.Follow this impressive all-rounder as he bats, bowls and fields his way to being one of the greatest cricketers of all time – as well as an inspirational England captain. On 13 February 2017, Stokes was appointed vice-captain of England's test team, deputising under Joe Root, who was made captain the same day.

Even though I watched the 2019 World Cup final and knew the outcome having seen the replays so many times, I still found myself almost on the edge of my seat as Ben recounted the whole thing from his point of view. In October 2020, he scored 107 not out for Rajasthan Royals as part of an unbeaten partnership of 152 with Sanju Samson. Stokes made his first-class debut for Durham against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) during the traditional season opener, which for 2010 was taking place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Following the 2022 Pakistan floods, Stokes confirmed that he would donate his match fees from the Pakistan test series to the flood appeal. 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.

He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, top-scoring in England's innings in the final before batting in the tied Super Over, winning the Man of the Match award. It is particularly good on the astonishing world cup final on 14 July 2019 and on his incredible innings at the Headingly test match on 22-26 August 2019. The best part however, is that Stokesy hasn't held anything back when it comes to criticism about those who deserve it. World Cup 2019 final, New Zealand vs England: England's World Cup 2019 win despite epic super over tie – Explained".

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.Something unprecedented had just happened: England had won the Cricket World Cup for the very first time since the tournament’s inception in 1975. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. During the trial, which started on 6 August 2018, Stokes said he was defending a gay couple from homophobic abuse from the other two men. Although England lost the final ODI to lose the series 3–2, Stokes was one of England's better performers, scoring 42 of their 138 runs.