England captain Ben Stokes falls to defeat towards Brendon McCullum in six-hitting contest forward of third Take a look at with Pakistan… earlier than jokingly reminding the coach he is beforehand taken his wicket

England captain Ben Stokes responded to defeat by coach Brendon McCullum in a particular six-hitting contest by reminding him that he was nonetheless prime of the Take a look at sixes checklist – and had additionally taken his wicket.

Rehan Ahmed gained the workforce’s general competitors, beating Harry Brook within the closing as England loved themselves of their final coaching session of the tour on the eve of the third Take a look at in Rawalpindi.

Nevertheless it was Stokes v McCullum that caught the attention, with England’s coach repeating his win at Karachi two years in the past by hitting the largest six of the day, an enormous blow down the bottom in direction of the media centre that left Stokes blaming the throwdowns of assistant coach Paul Collingwood.

‘It’s 2–0 to Baz now,’ he stated. ‘I’m entering into Colly about taking care of the coach a bit of bit an excessive amount of. You need to maintain your palms up the higher man, however I’m nonetheless 20-odd forward of him, and I stored reminding him I received him out, so it’s high quality.

Stokes has a world-record 131 Take a look at sixes, with McCullum second on 107. And Stokes took his wicket twice throughout New Zealand’s Take a look at collection in England in 2015.

Stokes insisted ‘I stored reminding him I received him out, so it’s high quality’ after the loss in coaching

Ahmed’s victory, in the meantime, adopted information of his recall for the third Take a look at. ‘He was completely happy,’ stated Stokes. ‘He wasn’t odds-on favorite, however he was completely happy to stroll away with the trophy.

‘It was the final coaching session of an extended tour, and we simply tried to alter it up and get the great vibes going.’