Ben Stokes picked up 5 wickets for 23 runs in 1st innings of Perth Test. (Picture Credit: AP)

Ben Stokes is the captain of England’s Test team, and in his first Ashes Test as captain in Australia, he entered his name in the history books by breaking the record of best bowling figures in the Ashes series by an English captain. Stokes bowled a total of six overs for the English team in the first innings of the ongoing red-ball match at Optus Stadium in Perth and picked up five wickets for 23 runs. His figures of 5 for 23 helped the visitors bowl Australia out for 132 runs on Saturday morning and take a crucial lead of 30 runs in the first innings.

Before Stokes, the record of best bowling figures in Ashes by an English captain was in the name of Gubby Allen. Allen dismissed five Aussie bat

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