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With a fit Stokes we can beat anyone. Without him we can LOSE to anyone
Scottish Daily Express
|November 13, 2025
VAUGHAN URGES BEN TO PACE HIMSELF
Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan believes Ben Stokes' fitness holds the key to England's bid to win back the urn Down Under.
Stokes missed the fifth Test against India at The Oval last summer after sustaining a shoulder injury at Old Trafford, having sent down 129 overs in the previous seven innings.
The mammoth slog included 24 overs in the fourth innings of the third Test, eight more than any other bowler, as Stokes took 'leading from the front' arguably too literally.
Now Vaughan, who famously lifted the urn in 2005, has concerns that if Stokes does not manage himself better, England could be in trouble in Australia.
"He holds the key," said Vaughan. "I've said it many times, with Ben Stokes, England can beat anybody. When Ben Stokes isn't there, England can lose to anybody.
This story is from the November 13, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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