A biography for Ben Stokeshasn’t been written yet.
“I used to love going out and celebrating with the lads. But we can do that in the hotel and I don't miss it. I don't feel that urge any more. Once you make the transition to not doing it then you don't miss it.”
“Players are under such pressure in crucial moments, especially at the highest level with what is on the line.”
“Jofra makes any team better. He is the most naturally gifted bowler I've seen and I don't think he realises how good he is. Some of the things he can do at the click of a finger are just 'wow.' It's pretty special to watch.”
“I like to be aggressive.”
“I don't think punching lockers is the way forward for anyone. There's only going to be one winner there.”
“I think 2019 will always have a special place for fans.”
“It's amazing how quickly things can change.”
“That's the great thing about being an all-rounder. You can impose yourself on the game with bat and ball.”
“It's fine for a bowler to have a plan but I feel as a batter you need to have another plan to counteract what they're doing.”
“You just keep your feet on the floor. I never feel I get too high and I never feel I get too low about things. Everyone else may deal with things like that differently but that is just how I go about it.”
“I don't want to be remembered as the guy who had a fight in the street.”
“T20 is generally the fun side of cricket. You've got to have a sense of humour. Some days you can turn up and get whacked. Next game turn up, bowl the same and you don't go for many. You have to take it as it comes.”
“I'm always thinking about the private battle, even in the field. I'm always trying to be better than the other person I'm against.”
“What happens on the pitch stays on it. Off it you have to let it go.”
“It's the same with success and failure. There's always the momentum thing, but you just have to put whatever happened in the past behind you.”
“After 2019, one thing that really stood out to me was, early on, not going too hard at the ball and allowing myself to get in without too much risk.”
“I'll have a few pints the night before a match.”
“There are guys that you look at and you want to really bowl at them or bat against them, certain guys who really get your juices flowing.”
“I now know in myself not to punch lockers.”
“In terms of how I want to influence the game, I try to have a positive effect with the ball or bat in my hand.”