Ben Stokes: 'Country stands behind him' over row with The Sun, says cricket chiePosted by poch1991@jourrapide.com on September 18th, 2019 Stokes was born in New Zealand and moved to Cumbria with his family aged 12. He won the Cricket World Cup with England this summer, then made an unlikely 135 not out in the third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley last month to keep England in contention in the series. His comments on the story drew support from various figures in the sport and public life, and team-mates including England captain Joe Root. "We, like the wider sporting world, are disgusted and appalled at the actions taken in revealing the tragic events from Ben's past," Harrison said in the ECB's statement. "We are saddened that an intrusion of this magnitude was deemed necessary in order to sell newspapers or secure clicks. Ben's exploits at Lord's and Headingley cemented his place in cricket history this summer - we are sure the whole sport, and the country, stands behind him in support.'' Like it? Share it! More by this author |