Ben Stokes shines but falls short in 2nd Ashes Test.

england's test skipper ben stokes has a knack of showing up for the big ocassions

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he displayed his class once again during the 2nd ashes test where he scored 155 in 2nd innngs

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his knock came at a crucial time as england were chasing 371 to level the ashes

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Stokes' potential victory-guiding effort was eventually cut short by josh Hazlewood

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as a result, england lost by 43 runs to go 2-0 down in ashes 2023

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if england IS to fightback then ben stokes will have to activate the form he had in 2019 ashes

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during the 2019 cwc final he was the man of the match and also played a crucial role in england's t20 wc win in 2022

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