Last 3 months have been the hardest period of my captaincy journey: Stokes

LONDON: (Mar 24) England Test captain Ben Stokes has described the past three months, which involved a difficult Ashes campaign, as the "hardest period" of his leadership journey while reiterating his commitment to rebuild the side with coach Brendon McCullum.

After the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that Stokes, McCullum and managing director Rob Key would continue in their roles despite England’s 4-1 drubbing in the Ashes, the 34-year-old shared an emotional open letter on social media on Monday.

"Being England captain is the greatest honour a player can be given and I do not take it for granted. It has its highs and it has its lows, it makes you want to smile it makes you want to cry," Stokes said in post with a picture of himself, Key and McCullum on Instagram.