Stokes admits exhaustion and burnout before Ashes Lord's Test incident

England Test captain Ben Stokes has revealed he was completely drained of energy and motivation even before the Lord's Test during the Ashes series. Stokes admitted he had no fight left in him at that point, suggesting his mental and physical reserves were fully depleted. His candid comments shed light on the circumstances surrounding the much-discussed nightclub episode that occurred around the time of the Lord's Test. The revelation indicates that the pressures of captaincy and the demands of the Ashes series had taken a significant toll on Stokes well before the incident came to public attention.