NOTTINGHAM (Pakistan Point News / Online - 19th May, 2019) United Kingdom: Ben Stokes is desperate to get England�s World Cup campaign under way after guiding the team to a series-clinching win over Pakistan.Stokes held his nerve following a top-order collapse with an innings of 71 not out as England eventually chased down a target of 341 in the last over of Friday�s fourth one-day international at Trent Bridge.Victory gave England an unassailable 3-0 series lead ahead of Sunday�s finale at Headingley.
But for multi-format players such as Stokes this may be the least of England�s achievements in a home season featuring both the World Cup and an Ashes series."We were talking about this, I think it might have been last night, how lucky we are as players to be involved in a home World Cup and home Ashes in the same summer, it�s very exciting to think about," said the all-rounder. "I just want it to start."We wanted to make sure our focus was on this series and not be thinking about the World Cup and we�ve done a great job so far.
Stokes� innings was a timely boost for England, bidding to win the World Cup for the first time, as it showed they could get out of a tight spot when their �Plan A� of blistering run-scoring by their specialist batsmen was not enough to win a game."It�s always nice to get some time out in the middle and it�s good to take some positives forward with the World Cup just around the corner," said Stokes."As everyone knows, we generally seem to have a stinker somewhere in a series," the Durham star added."This could have been that game for us but the confidence we�ll take from losing four quick wickets then still finishing off the game will stand us in great stead."The most confidence I�ll take from that was being there at the end. The one thing I wanted to do and not throw it away when we got to that winning position."
