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Ben Stokes declared himself “devastated” and proud after England lost the first Ashes Test by two wickets at the end of a thrilling final day of wildly careering fortunes that captivated a near sell-out Edgbaston crowd.
“We are not a results-driven team, but we are absolutely devastated,” Stokes said. “The lads are in pieces up there. But if that’s not attracting people to the game we love then I don’t know what will. In terms of what we put into this week, taking the game on from ball one, it would have been easy to play it a bit safer but we didn’t do that, not one individual. That’s something I’ve very proud of.”
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