“You can understand why—the batting conditions haven’t been easy in any game and he’s coming up against some good bowlers,” he added. Ponting feels the insipid performance by fellow England batters has put more pressure on Stokes. “He’s probably going into the game knowing that it’s so important that he scores runs in that number five slot that he might be trying a little bit too hard,” said Ponting.

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