STOKES IS A SMASH HIT BUT BUTTLER LOSES

BEN STOKES scored 22 off 19 balls and took one wicket in his two overs as his Canterbury side beat Central Districts by 17 runs in yesterday’s Super Smash T20 in New Zealand. Jos Buttler scored a disappointing 10 for Sydney Thunder in their 53-run defeat against Adelaide Strikers in the Australian Big Bash. Both players are named in England’s 16-man one-day squad for next month’s limited overs series in Australia, which follows the Ashes.