Indeed Jimmymac, Stokes was outstanding. So many talking points in that match, as well as Federer with two match points and the first 12 all tie break in tennis history as well. Great day for sport including Lewis Hamilton-the nation came together.
With the match screened on Channel 4 thanks to an agreement with Sky, cricket secured its biggest audience in years. Pay per view/Sky Sports would not have engaged the public the same way if they had the rights to screen the final live.
I see Stokes is 2 to 1 with the bookies to become BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Errmmm bit short there on those odds.
As for Jacob Rees, I see Neale Richmond, an Irish senator and the Fine Gael spokesman for European affairs within an hour to remind him the captain was Irish. In the 15 man squad Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid are the grandchildren of Pakistani immigrants and both belong to the Mirpuri community. Apart from the captain and Stokes, two more players were born abroad. Well done to the whole/team squad, what a finish, still tied on runs after the super over, but with more boundaries England the victors, who would have placed that bet with Bet 365!
