Jack Leach Reveals Strange Lucky Charm That Ignited Ben Stokes At Headingley

England all-rounder Ben Stokes played the knock of his life in the third Ashes Test as the host levelled terms in the five-match series. He partnered Jack Leach to add 76 runs for the last wicket to chase down a steep target set by Australia. Leach now has revealed the weird lucky charm that ignited Stokes at Leeds.

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Stokes remained unbeaten on 135 runs as England pulled off one of the most remarkable chases in the history of Test cricket. The Aussies sensed victory after getting Stuart Broad with 76 more runs needed and one wicket to go. But Ben Stokes played some of the incredible shots to do the unthinkable.

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Jack Leach stood firmly at the other end of the wicket witnessing history. He made only one from 17 balls as Stokes set up a brilliant chase. Days after the victory, Leach has revealed Stokes superstitious side which spurred him at Leeds.

“He uses my box now. In the Lord’s game, he had to get ready quite quickly, there were a couple of wickets and he lost his box so he was panicking,” Leach told BBC Somerset. “He was like; ‘Leachy, can I borrow your box?’ He was not out at the end of the day and he was like; ‘this is going to sound weird, but I need to keep using your box. So obviously I was like; ‘yeah that’s fine’,” he added.

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Ben Stokes went on to score an unbeaten 115 at Lord’s to keep the match draw. He used the same pair of the box at Headingley and went to play a match-winning knock which England in the hunt. And now with consecutive centuries using Jack Leach’s box, it has become his own and wishes to continue wearing it.

“After that (Lord’s) innings he was like; ‘mate, I’m going to have to keep that box now. It’s a bit of a superstitious thing’,” Leach said. “If Ben Stokes is happy, then I’m happy. It obviously worked again in this case,” he concluded.

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