BETTER THAN TV - Radio coverage of Ben Stokes' heroics for England's win over Australia in the Ashes

Test Match Special's Coverage of Ben Stokes' incredible performance and England's win over Australia in the 3rd Ashes Test at Headlingly to draw the series in August 2019.

Faced with an incisive Australian bowling attack and Bradmanesque batting contribution from Steve Smith, Stokes played a pivotal role in enabling England ultimately to draw the 2019 Ashes series 2–2 (although Australia thereby retained the urn).

In the third test at Headingley, England appeared to be heading for certain defeat after they were bowled out for 67 in their first innings. Stokes managed to overturn an overnight Australian lead, hitting 11 fours and 8 sixes to win with an unbeaten 135 in a record pursuit of 359.

His innings has been described as "one of the greatest innings of all time" and the "greatest ever played by an Englishman". Stokes innings was rated by Wisden as the Greatest hundred of the decade (2010's).

He was named as England's player of the series as he ended the series as England's top run-scorer with 441 runs with 2 hundreds and 2 fifties, while also taking 8 wickets.

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