By James Wallace

BEN STOKES blitzed 182 off 124 balls to claim the record for the highest score by an Englishman in ODI cricket as England thumped New Zealand by 181 runs at The Oval.
The day didn’t start well for England. Tom Latham won his third coin toss in a row and elected to have a bowl on a muggy but bright day in South London. Jos Buttler confirmed he would have done the same as he also clarified that Jason Roy would miss the game after having suffered another back spasm.
Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow strode out in England’s deep blue kit and after just one d...