“We’ve been crap, it’s been a disaster”- Ben Stokes’ brutal response on England’s World Cup campaign.
England’s journey in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 has been riddled with challenges, painting a bleak picture for the defending champions. Their campaign has been marred by inconsistency and a concerning lack of form, ultimately dashing their hopes of securing a spot in the semi-finals. With just one victory out of six matches, their title defense has been far from the ideal scenario they had envisioned.
These outcomes serve as a stark reminder of the inconsistency that plagued the team’s World Cup journey. When reflecting on his team’s performance in the tournament, England’s captain Ben Stokes expressed profound disappointment in their inability to compete effectively and pinpointed inconsistency as a critical issue.
Stokes disclosed that England had experimented with various strategies during the competition in an attempt to regain control, but regrettably, none of these approaches seemed to yield the desired results. The team now faces the arduous task of analyzing their shortcomings and devising a plan to salvage what remains of their campaign
Ben Stokes said “No, I think the problem is that we’ve been crap. To be honest with you, we’ve been crap. Everything we’ve tried throughout this World Cup, through trying to put pressure back onto the opposition in a way in which we know, or trying to soak up the pressure in a different way, which we know we’ve done before and been successful with, it’s just not worked.”