Botham: Stokes better than me at same age
Sir Ian Botham is confident that Ben Stokes is a better player than he was at the same age. Stokes might have a long path to travel if he is to match Botham’s decorated career in terms of statistics, but already the 24-year-old has proved he has the same headline-grabbing talent. That was spectacularly proved when he smashed Botham’s 33-year record for the fastest double-century by an England batsman during…