T20 World Cup: Ben Stokes backed to 'come front and center' for England

Date: 1 November Time: 08:00 GMT Venue: Brisbane Coverage: Ball-by-ball test match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sport website and app; live text commentary with clips on the BBC Sport website and app from the T20 side after 18 months away.

England face the Black Caps at 08:00 GMT on Tuesday, indeed need a win to keep their hopes alive.

"The only person you want on your team when the pressure is on is Ben Stokes," Collingwood said.

"We all know what he's capable of, and not just winning runs, but winning runs under heavy pressure." If it comes down to crunch, you want that 'a man like Ben Stokes is coming."

Stokes did not train on Tuesday, having chosen to s 'absent an optional session.

He is believed to be in fine form with England likely to name an unchanged squad to face New Zealand.

Stokes, England's test captain, has a disappointing T20 record for his talent, averaging 18.57 with bat with a high score of 47 not out.< /p>

But in other formats he's played in some of England's big rounds, including the Ashes 2019 at Headingley and the 50-over World Cup Final earlier the same year.

"I am pretty confident there's a round just around the corner, and now we're entering the crucial part of the World Cup, it's almost a knockout stage for us," Collingwood said.

"These are games to be won. You always see Ben coming forward in these situations."< / p>

England are yet to find their best form in Australia, having lost to Ireland and lost a game against the hosts since beating Afghanistan in Perth.

After the win Australia over Ireland on Monday they fell to third place in Group 1, two points behind the hosts, but retain the advantage of a higher net run rate.

Brisbane has enjoyed warm sunny weather in recent days, but heavy rain is forecast for Tuesday - although they should clear in the afternoon before the start of the match at 6:00 p.m. local time.

A washout would also leave England needing Australia to either lose or have their game against Afghanistan wiped out by the weather.

New Zealand, who beat England in the semi-finals last year, are one of two unbeaten teams in the tournament and have looked generally impressive in another major event .

Second last year after beating England in the semi-finals, the Black Caps crushed Australia in the Super 12 opener and on Saturday swept so...