Ben Stokes has guided England to an unassailable 2-0 Test series lead in New Zealand following a comprehensive 323-run victory in Wellington.

So this feels like a good time to revisit one of the most enlightening shoots from our media house work with 4CAST - the athlete collective that Ben co-founded.

During an in-depth conversation with Stuart Broad and Josh Denzel, Ben spoke candidly about the art of captaincy and what he considers to be the key pillars of leadership:

"When you give someone the freedom to just go out and completely express themselves, I think they find out a lot more about themselves as a player and as a person.

"You’ve got to encourage people to find out what they're about, because you might find 10 per cent more out of a player, and 10 per cent more out of a player is massive."

Ben has stuck to those principles, and his England team-mates - not least those who are new to Test cricket - are reaping the benefits.