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Tim Paine has admitted to having sleepless nights over Ben Stokes as the gripping battle for the Ashes resumes in Manchester on Wednesday.
Four sold-out days at Old Trafford and a fifth with 18,500 tickets shifted speaks volumes about the enduring appeal of Test cricket and the national fervour sparked by Stokes through his series-levelling century at Headingley.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/03/ben-stokes-australia-tim-paine-sleepless-nights-ashes-fourth-test under the title “Spectre of Ben Stokes gives Tim Paine sleepless nights before Ashes battle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
