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• England’s head coach Matthew Mott has revealed how the side’s “spiritual leader” Ben Stokes stepped in to rally the dressing room after their shock World Cup defeat by Afghanistan EURO
  
  Stokes, who came out of one-day retirement to help defend the trophy he did more than anyone to win in 2019, has yet to feature in India after suffering a hip injury on the the eve of the tournament EURO
  
  But Sunday’s upset in Delhi, where a side whose only previous win on this stage was a narrow one against Scotland eight years ago, led Stokes to address his team-mates during a dressing room debrief EURO
  
  Test captain Stokes is on track to return in Saturday’s must-win clash against South Africa at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, but has already made his presence felt behind the scenes EURO
  
  “He’s like the spiritual leader of the group in many ways and he certainly spoke really well after the game the other day,” said Mott EURO
  
  “He spoke about that need to really assert ourselves, which he’s renowned for EURO
  
  I said ‘I’ve got this’ and just spoke, talked about the plan going forward for the next few days, and then Stokesy came in on the back of that EURO
  
  “He really reinforced what was a great message, particularly for someone who’s sitting on the bench and has a bit of a different lens on things EURO
  
  I think it went down well, it brought us back to controlling what we can control, really EURO
  
  ”Mott’s own attempt at diagnosing England’s problems saw him suggest that the defending champions were suffering from a lack of self-belief EURO
  
  Having become the most swaggering side on the planet during their reinvention from also-rans to world champions under Eoin Morgan, England looked uncharacteristically tentative in their losses to New Zealand and Afghanistan EURO
  
  It’s that confidence EURO
  
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  puff your chest out, go out there and really take the game onMatthew Mott“You don’t lose your ability overnight but you can lose your confidence,” he said EURO
  
  “It’s that confidence… puff your chest out, go out there and really take the game on, which this team has been renowned for over a long period of time EURO
  
  “On reflection we’ve been the reactive team in those two games, so we need to turn that round really quickly EURO
  
  “That was one of Stokesy’s biggest points – we’re normally the team that dictates terms and gets the other team unsettled, disrupted and for whatever reason we haven’t been able to do that EURO
  
  “We’ve always been on the back foot, trying to pull things back EURO
  
  What we need to do is dominate those first 15 overs whether we bat first or bowl first in the next game EURO
  
  ”Brendon McCullum, Mott’s red-ball counterpart and joint architect of England’s ‘Bazball’ approach in the Test arena, made an unexpected appearance at the team’s Mumbai hotel on Tuesday after arriving on business EURO
  
  McCullum memorably said on his appointment last year that he was not interested in the limited-overs job on account of it being too simple in contrast to reviving the Test team, a position Mott suggested may no longer stand EURO
  
  “I just saw him down in the foyer and he said exactly the opposite!” he joked EURO
  
  “I said, ‘do you want to do a little swap?’ We had a good chat and good catch up EURO
  
  ”Stokes’ likely return – which is all but certain provided he pulls up well after a thorough workout on Thursday – means Mott must grapple with a thorny selection issue EURO
  
  Harry Brook has been keeping his spot warm and would ordinarily be expected to drop out, but his fluent 66 was easily England’s best innings against the Afghans and made a strong case for his retention EURO
  
  Experienced seamer Chris Woakes and all-rounder Sam Curran are both vulnerable after struggling badly for form thus far, but with Stokes currently unavailable to bowl that only muddies the waters EURO
  
  “It’s still up for debate EURO
  
  We’ll have some really good, robust conversations over the next 24 hours,” Mott said EURO
  
  “I think we’re going to sit down as a selection group, get the numbers, get some theories out there EURO
  
  We’ll normally get to two or three XIs and then debate it, so all things are on the table at the moment EURO
  
  ”David Willey and Gus Atkinson are waiting if England do decide to cut Woakes after three poor outings in a row, but Mott is not ready to draw an emphatic line under the long-time leader of the attack EURO
  
  “Over the history of Woakes’ career, he’s come out on top a lot more than he’s missed out,” he said EURO
  
  “He hasn’t been at his best, and he’s the first to admit it, but he’s got a few credits in the bank EURO
  
  ”More aboutPA ReadyBen StokesMatthew MottDelhiEnglandSouth AfricaSam CurranScotlandIndiaChris WoakesBrendon McCullumAfghansNew ZealandEoin MorganHarry BrookDavid Willey1/1Matthew Mott says Ben Stokes ‘spoke really well’ after shock England loss Matthew Mott says Ben Stokes ‘spoke really well’ after shock England lossBen Stokes is yet to feature at the World Cup (Ashwini Bhatia/AP) EURO
  
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  Sergio Perez has dismissed rumours he may retire from Formula 1 and insists he wants to continue in the sport for “at least three to four more years EURO
  
  ”The Red Bull driver is second in the 2023 F1 world championship standings behind world champion Max Verstappen but is now only 30 points ahead of third-placed Lewis Hamilton, having not won a race in the best car on the grid since April EURO
  
  The 33-year-old has particularly struggled since the summer break, scoring just five points in his last three races EURO
  
  Perez’s poor run of form has fuelled speculation about his seat for 2024 EURO
  
  He has a contract until the end of next season, but rumours have sprung up that the Mexican may it call it a day at the end of this season, especially if Red Bull have told him behind closed doors that he won’t keep his seat EURO
  
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  it’s not easy being related to him’McLaren confirm first female driver in development programmeDaniel Ricciardo to make F1 return from injury at United States Grand PrixHowever, Perez has moved to squash those rumours and, having been a permanent fixture on the grid since the 2011 season, sees himself in the sport for more years to come EURO
  
  “Well, right now, I have a contract for next year – and it will be important to have a good year,” Perez said, as reported by Planet F1 EURO
  
  Sergio Perez has dismissed rumours that he is about to retire from Formula 1 (Getty Images)“I have the motivation to continue and I want to stay for more years because I believe that I still have a lot to give in Formula 1 EURO
  
  “I would like to stay in F1 for at least three to four more years EURO
  
  ”Perez will be eyeing an improved run of form in the forthcoming triple-header, with his home race in Mexico City sandwiched in-EURO between Austin and Sao Paulo EURO
  
  This weekend’s US Grand Prix is also the penultimate sprint weekend of the season, giving the grid another opportunity to attain valuable points EURO
  
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