In this quiz, you will have to name every cricketer to debut for or against England in Test matches where Ben Stokes was the captain.
Stokes first led England in Test cricket in 2020, when Joe Root missed the Southampton Test against the West Indies. It was not until the summer of 2022, after Root stepped down from the role, that he led England in Test cricket again.
Quiz! Name the XIs from Ben Stokes’s Test debut
Under Stokes and new coach Brendon McCullum, England adopted a different approach in Test cricket where they scored runs quicker than any side in history. While that bought their bowlers enough time to bowl out the opposition twice and enforce results, the high-risk batting often resulted in defeats.
Quiz! Playing XIs from Ben Stokes’s last T20I appearance
To sum up, England as good as eliminated the draw in Test cricket. England drew only one of his first 33 Tests (until June 4, 2025), that too due to incessant rain. For perspective, no other captain with 20 Tests has led their side to fewer than three draws.
As for the scoring rate, England have scored at 4.56 an over under Stokes. No other team under a single captain has scored at even four an over across a 10-Test span.
Also try: Name the XIs from Ben Stokes’s first game as England Test captain
A total of 32 cricketers have debuted in these 33 Test matches – 14 for England, 18 against them. How many can you name in six minutes?
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Correct as of June 4, 2025.
Name every Test cricketer to debut under or against captain Ben Stokes
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