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England all-rounder Sam Curran said that he would want to be like Ben Stokes, and he has always “looked up to" the charismatic player and would “try to copy him".

“I’ve always looked up to (Ben) Stokesy as a cricketer. I almost want to try to copy him. He’s obviously a huge loss and the boys are going to miss him," said Curran.

“I’ve always tried to follow the way he trains and the way he plays. Obviously he’s retired from one-day cricket now but he’ll go down as one of the greats for England. I try to be positive. That’s the message Jos (Buttler) has given to me and the team. The situation we were in (in the second ODI), we didn’t want to scrape a target of 145 to 150," he added.

Curran said he would like to be an all-format cricketer, indicating that he is more than winning to take up the challenge of playing non-stop cricket.

“There is so much cricket. My goal is to play all three formats for England. That’s been my dream since I was a kid. There is no better feeling than winning games for your country," he said, adding that he hopes to win a 25th Test cap in the near future too, having recovered from a stress fracture of the back," he added.