Ben Stokes looks back on ‘dream’ year after cricket sweeps Spoty awards

• Stokes thanks England teammates for helping him through trial
• Eoin Morgan calls on cricket to use platform for growth

Ben Stokes described himself as the “boy in the bubble” as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year thanked his teammates and the sport of cricket for helping him through his trial for affray and into a summer of sporting glory.

English cricket achieved standout success at Sunday night’s ceremony in Aberdeen, taking the team of the year as well as Stokes’s individual award, and winning the moment of the year for the winning run-out against New Zealand in the World Cup final. The challenge now is to capitalise on it.

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