Hussain Urges Stokes to Revive His Batting Form

Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes that current Test captain Ben Stokes needs to revert to his old batting style in order to regain his form. Hussain made these comments on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, following England's 4-1 loss to Australia under the leadership of Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. Despite a challenging start to his captaincy, Stokes remains optimistic about the team's potential. However, Hussain emphasizes that Stokes must focus on his own game and start scoring runs again, as his batting average was just 18.40 in the recent Ashes series. Hussain praises Stokes' captaincy skills, but suggests that he needs to bring clarity and authenticity to his leadership, particularly in terms of the team's messaging and approach to the game. With England currently seventh in the ICC World Test Championship standings, Stokes is poised to miss the first month of the County Championship season due to facial surgery, but is expected to return for fixtures in May.