England do not need massive change after Ashes - Stokes

After England revealed the outcomes of the Ashes review in March, Stokes posted a passionate message to supporters on social media. "I love being England captain and I have got so much more to give to this role," Stokes wrote on Instagram. Asked on Wednesday if he thought his team needed to rebuild the relationship with supporters, Stokes said: "I've never thought there was an issue with our relationship with supporters. We know that losing games of cricket hurts them as much as it hurts us. "It hurts to see a team that you support and have given a lot of time to go out there and lose, especially the way that we did it. It sucks, and it also sucks to be a part of as a player. "I'm not sure what needs to be mended, because we absolutely love everyone who supports English cricket and we always feel that support. "We're still going out there to make people feel happy they support a team who know what they're trying to do." On Tuesday, England trimmed their initial 15-man squad down to 12 players . On a wet Wednesday at Lord's, and with more rain forecast across the Test, Stokes declined to finalise his XI. When the 12 was named, head coach McCullum suggested off-spinner Shoaib Bashir will have a place in the team, but Stokes said that plan could change if the toss is significantly delayed and the match shortened. …