Welcome to Bazball, Season Two: Ben Stokes 主張するs nothing is impossible as England 的 500 runs in a day and a plethora of 記録，記録的な／記録するs against Ireland

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It is not whether England will 勝利，勝つ this first 実験（する） of an Ashes summer against Ireland but how quickly they will do so. It is as simple and 残虐な as that. To 勝利，勝つ here at Lord’s as emphatically and 速く as possible is the first challenge in ‘Bazball, Season Two.’

Nothing is impossible, 示唆するd Ben Stokes at Lord’s on Wednesday, and, if England have their way, that will 延長する to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Ireland in the quickest possible time while perhaps finally expunging Gilbert Jessop’s 76-ball century from their 実験（する） 記録，記録的な／記録する 調書をとる／予約するs.

Certainly, anyone with tickets for the last day of this four-day 実験（する） might be best advised making 代案／選択肢 計画（する）s because, if the 予測（する） for 乾燥した，日照りの 天候 is 訂正する, it is difficult to see anything other than a 鎮圧するing and 早い England victory.

Not that Stokes would be drawn into making any 無分別な 予測s ? ‘just 勝利，勝つ,’ he said when asked what his 的 is from this Ashes warm-up ? but England’s 意図 as they look to follow up their 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の first year under Stokes and Brendon McCullum is （疑いを）晴らす.

‘It would be alright, wouldn’t it,’ said Stokes when asked if England would try to emulate their 業績／成就 of 得点する／非難する／２０ing 500 runs in a 実験（する） day at the start of their winter victory in Pakistan. ‘Anything is possible if you have the 支援 to go out and do it.

England captain Ben Stokes takes part in a practice 開会／開廷／会期 at Lord's ahead of 直面するing Ireland

Seamer Josh Tongue (above) is 始める，決める to make his 実験（する） debut against Ireland at Lord's on June 1

‘What we have seen over the last year is players going a lot higher ーに関して／ーの点でs of their 可能性のある. And them understanding they might be better than they thought they were. I think that is 全く 負かす／撃墜する to the mindset switch.’

All this 肯定的な talk is not to under-見積（る） and disrespect Ireland, who have shown England what they are 有能な of by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing them in 50-over and Twenty20 cricket, most recently at the T20 World Cup in Melbourne last year.

実験（する） cricket, though, is a different 事柄. Ireland have not only lost all six of their 実験（する）s since becoming 十分な members of the ICC in 2017 but they have 残り／休憩（する）d their best player in Josh Little from what should be one of the biggest matches in their history. They are not 正確に／まさに giving themselves the best chance of what would be a 抱擁する upset.

To hear Ireland’s high 業績／成果 director Richard Holdsworth say this 実験（する） ‘is not a pinnacle event’ this week was a depressing 調印する of the times and, worse, it appears Little agrees with him. Instead, he has prioritised the IPL and, a little more understandably, Ireland’s two 始める，決めるs of World Cup qualifiers that follow this 実験（する） later this month.

One young bowler delighted to be here is Josh Tongue, 突然に given a chance to make his 実験（する） debut in his first ever game at Lord’s ahead of Chris Woakes and now with an 適切な時期 to 軍隊 his way into 論争 for the Ashes.

‘He has been talked about ever since he first （機の）カム on the scene with Worcestershire,’ said Stokes. ‘It’s always 広大な／多数の／重要な to have someone in your 味方する able to bowl with that extra pace and X-factor. I’m looking 今後 to getting him 伴う／関わるd.’

Stuart 幅の広い (above) and Matthew Potts will lead England's pace attack ahead of the Ashes

Tongue, 25, joins Stuart 幅の広い and Matthew Potts in a pace attack Stokes 認める has been selected with an 注目する，もくろむ on Australia because England did not want to 危険 the probable first Ashes 実験（する） line-up of Jimmy Anderson, Ollie Robinson and 示す 支持を得ようと努めるd.

‘It would be a 完全に different looking team if this was Australia tomorrow,’ said the captain. ‘We have had to look at 危険 versus reward and I didn’t feel this game was 価値（がある） taking that 危険, 特に with Jimmy and Robbo. They’re coming 支援する from little niggles and it’s the sensible thing to leave them out now.’

The same 政策 will probably 適用する to the 極度の慎重さを要する 支配する of Stokes left 膝. The captain is ありそうもない to bowl in this match as a 警戒 but talked confidently of his chances of taking an all-一連の会議、交渉／完成する part in the Ashes after working on his fitness during the IPL.

Stokes played only two matches for Chennai 最高の Kings after his £1.3million 調印, 負傷させるing a toe and then not even 存在 selected, but 主張するs he used his time on the sidelines wisely and joked of having a ‘John Terry 役割’ ? and pocketing what is believed to be a sizeable 勝利，勝つ 特別手当 - in their IPL winning 祝賀s.

‘I would much rather have been playing at the IPL but I was able to turn a disappointing 状況／情勢 into a 肯定的な one by concentrating on 適切に training,’ he said. ‘I 現実に think only playing two games could have been a blessing in disguise.’

England will 捜し出す to build on an 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の first year under Stokes and Brendon McCullum

That 準備 for bowling in the Ashes does not appear to have 含むd much, if any, bowling in the 逮捕するs in India.?

‘The thing about me is I don’t need much bowling for the 残り／休憩（する） of my 団体／死体 to tick over,’ said Stokes. ‘I can have やめる a lot of time off and then build up quickly. It’s not doom and gloom if I don’t bowl in this match and I do know I’ve given myself the best possible chance of playing a 十分な 役割 this summer.’

When Ireland played their 就任の 実験（する） against England here four years ago there was something of a World Cup hangover about the game, England 存在 bowled out for 85 before 存在 救助（する）d by a second innings 92 from nightwatchman Jack Leach and then 解任するing Ireland for just 38.

This should be an 平等に eventful 実験（する） ? but the probability is that it will be very one-味方するd and やめる かもしれない a very short game.