The best way to spend quarantine is to cherish the memories of the past. In fact, this is exactly what Ben Stokes is doing and is making his wife a part of it as well.
To recap, Ben Stokes has a fantastic season during 2019. Not only did he play a crucial role in England’s win during the World Cup 2019 but also his innings during the Ashes was nothing short of brilliant. Both of these performances definitely caught the world’s attention.
The innings at Headingley is one that Ben Stokes is definitely thriller about. It evident that he cannot get enough of the series. Therefore, he is well utilising his time in rewatching the innings.
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He even made his comments about how he feels about watching the entire match on a screen. He reveals that this is the first time he saw the match ball by ball.
“It’s the first time I’ve watched it ball by ball. It’s always going to be great memories, isn’t it? One of the great days”
Sky Sports recently did a repeat telecast of the innings. A fan took to Twitter to express that hopes are Ben Stokes is watching the series repeat telecast with his wife. Additionally, both of them are discussing each delivery as it happens.
Here is the Tweet by the user
I really hope @benstokes38 is sat with the missus talking her through every ball today pic.twitter.com/0tmMW8TDHH
— Jenko (@_Jenks__) April 11, 2020
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However, Stokes responds with a video of the real situation in his house. It shows him leaving the television and going out to the backyard where his wife can be seen enjoying the sun. Even though he calls out to her, she barely responds. The video comes to an end with Stokes saying “nope”.
Here is the video by Ben Stokes
https://t.co/P1InoSTCWv pic.twitter.com/fLENcEge9i
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) April 11, 2020
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England Cricket team batsman scored 135 runs (not-out) during the third Test match of the Ashes Test series. His partnership with Jack Leach during the last wicket was 76 runs. England secured the title with only 1 wicket remaining in hand.