Ben Stokes

It's one of the greatest sporting environments you can be in, the first morning of an Ashes series. It's hard to explain,…

— Ben Stokes

I've had so many people say stuff to me. I meet them, have a chat for five minutes and they think they…

— Ben Stokes

It's always been there, that competitive instinct... I just want to win.

— Ben Stokes

What happens on the pitch stays on it. Off it you have to let it go.

— Ben Stokes

It's the same with success and failure. There's always the momentum thing, but you just have to put whatever happened in the…

— Ben Stokes

Being the player who wants to impact every game is what I've always tried to be.

— Ben Stokes

The Ashes are the biggest Test series played in the world.

— Ben Stokes

Playing for England is always the main priority.

— Ben Stokes

I think sometimes I have been drawn into trying to be too aggressive too early. I have learnt that I can give…

— Ben Stokes

The older you get the harder you've got to train.

— Ben Stokes

I don't want to look back on my career and say, 'I wish I'd averaged this or that.'

— Ben Stokes

I've definitely done things to change my behaviour. There are certain things you can't do when you get to a certain level…

— Ben Stokes

Getting the opportunity to captain England is a huge honour - even if it's only the once you can still say 'yeah,…

— Ben Stokes

Jofra makes any team better. He is the most naturally gifted bowler I've seen and I don't think he realises how good…

— Ben Stokes

I am never happy with where I'm at and I never like to feel like I'm comfortable. I like making everything a…

— Ben Stokes

I played number 6 in rugby league so I had the ball quite a lot. I tried to make the plays, so…

— Ben Stokes

That's the great thing about being an all-rounder. You can impose yourself on the game with bat and ball.

— Ben Stokes

You can never beat your own mind when it plays tricks on you.

— Ben Stokes

I'm always thinking about the private battle, even in the field. I'm always trying to be better than the other person I'm…

— Ben Stokes

You don't have niggles when you're 20. But as you get older you start to feel it.

— Ben Stokes

I used to be guilty of trying to get a wicket every ball, but I've learned the game is not that easy.…

— Ben Stokes

As professional sportsmen at the top of the game we do have worries. We do think of the worst and that's absolutely…

— Ben Stokes

On the field, MS epitomises calmness and, from a cricket point of view, has the best angle in terms of field placements.

— Ben Stokes

We've got to be good enough to put runs on board.

— Ben Stokes

I've got a lot of traits from my dad's side.

— Ben Stokes