England captain Ben Stokes said he had no regrets about enforcing the follow-on after New Zealand defied history to claim a thrilling one-run win in the second test in Wellington.After New Zealand were bowled out for 209 in reply to England's declared first-innings total of 435 for eight, Stokes sent the
England captain Ben Stokes said he had no regrets about enforcing the follow-on after New Zealand defied history to claim a thrilling one-run win in the second test in Wellington.
"Imagine captaining in hindsight?" said Stokes, when asked about the follow-on."That's nothing that I would ever do."But the logic behind it was that our opening bowlers have ripped through their top-order for three innings in a row. "Going down to the last day, being in the situation of that last half an hour - it's everything you wish for," he said.
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