Cricketing triumph

sir – From villains, 67 all out, to heroes, chasing down a record 359 to win, England pulled off a victory that few, if any, pundits or spectators could have foreseen.

Ben Stokes was the main man, and his innings will remain a monument in the history of Ashes cricket forever. However, success could not have been achieved without the contribution and support of other members of the team. Norman Macfarlane

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

sir – Might I suggest that Ben Stokes’s superb courage and refusal to give up on winning the Ashes Test against all the odds could not be a better example to all the doubters who don’t think that the United Kingdom is capable of withstanding the strains of Brexit and coming out on top. Anthony Snook

Petworth, West Sussex

sir – Several years ago you published my letter suggesting that “cricket highlights” were the two most depressing words in the English language.

In the light of the events at Headingley, please allow me to retract this view publicly. Ruth Corderoy

Hagbourne, Oxfordshire