England 1-2 New Zealand: player ratings for the three-Test series

Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith stood out for the visitors as they came from behind to win the series By the 99.94 Cricket Blog Ben Stokes: 57 runs at 14.3; seven wickets at 21.9 He retired when he was England’s best bowler, best captain and a century away from being worth his place as a batter alone. But, as he acknowledged himself, when the air goes out of the balloon it deflates very quickly – as anyone who has ever retired from any job will tell you. Continue reading...