Ben Stokes, England's Test captain, aspires to elevate his team to the top of the world cricket rankings after a recent surge from fifth to second place. Under Stokes's leadership, England has rebounded impressively, winning 22 of their last 35 matches since he took over from Joe Root. He emphasized a desire for 'dominance' rather than 'ruthlessness' in gameplay. Stokes remains focused on upcoming matches against Zimbabwe and India while critiquing the World Test Championship format that affects team rankings.
When the rankings came out, I did send Baz and Keysy a text saying: We've got one more place to go', he said.
The words I do love and what I've tried to instil in this team is dominance' and dominate'. Whatever situation we find ourselves in the game, I want that word at the front of our heads.
We know what we have coming up, but we will deal with the challenge of Zimbabwe then, as we get closer to India, turn our focus to that.
I did make some comments around the World Test Championship and they might make a little bit more sense now, considering we've jumped up to second.
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