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Ben Stokes hit sixes for fun for England against New Zealand at Lord's, and ahead of Durham Jets' game against the Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast, Sky Sports' David Lloyd challenged him to a big-hitting battle.

Scyld Berry: England are hoping a squad of white-ball specialists will help them catch up with their rivals

New Zealand thhrashed Leicestershire by 198 runs in a one-day warm-up ahead of their first ODI against England at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

Ian Bell hit the highest T20 score for the Birmingham Bears, with 90 off 65 balls in their seven-wicket win over the Durham Jets in the NatWest T20 Blast.

West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin believes his team will have learnt a very harsh lesson from the first Test defeat by Australia.

Ben Stokes can hit sixes for fun - as he proved against New Zealand earlier this summer and again in his maiden double hundred against South Africa.

Stuart Broad believes England are more than capable of matching Australia in the Ashes Series if they perform to the best of their ability.

England bowler James Anderson insists he wants to continue playing one-day cricket for England despite being left out of the squad for the forthcoming series against New Zealand.