Stokes calls for ‘empathy’ for England players and pledges support for Duckett | Ashes 2025-26

Ben Stokes has called for the public and the media to show “empathy” towards his embattled England players. It comes as their Ashes campaign threatens to fully unravel in response to a guaranteed series defeat and allegations of excessive drinking during a mid-tour break in Noosa.

Sitting 3-0…