After the Aussies retained the Urn, former England captain Michael Vaughan took the opportunity to reminisce all-rounder Ben Stokes. The Englishman was dropped out of the Ashes squad amidst ongoing police investigation concerning the event that happened outside a bar in Bristol.

And Michael Vaughan admitted that England had no chance of competing in Ashes without their iconic all-rounder. He also hoped that the all-rounder would be hurting because of the loss—something that would zing him out of the indiscipline.   

“I would hope that Ben Stokes is watching and I would hope that he is hurting more than the team in the dressing room", said Vaughan.

“As soon as Ben Stokes did what he did, it was very clear to me that he was going to struggle to be in Australia and I said it straight away that I didn’t think England would have any chance of competing out here without Ben Stokes.

“I hope that he is hurting more than the players that have been here.”

Ben Stokes was arrested after getting on camera for assaulting some people outside a bar in Bristol, with the suspicion that he caused bodily harm. However, according to two witnesses, he actually saved the two from homophobic abuse as the witnesses were homosexual and were on the receiving end of the abuse.