Ben Stokes: the sports star we’d all secretly love to be

England’s World Cup and Ashes icon is a hero and anti-hero rolled into one

England star Ben Stokes takes a moment in the dressing room after the Headingley Ashes Test
England star Ben Stokes takes a moment in the dressing room after the Headingley Ashes Test
(Image credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Ben Stokes has been swamped with superlatives following his extraordinary match-winning innings at Headingley on Sunday, but perhaps none will mean as much as the words of Ian Botham.

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