heroics

Head's heroics came on the back of a blistering spell from marauding pace pair Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc after lunch that sparked a stunning England collapse.

Stokes is respected for his Ashes heroics, yet most of those have come in the UK.

Those type of heroics have not been needed in recent campaigns, with the team's win percentage steadily rising - though the lack of jeopardy means games have not always been compelling viewing.

Without the heroics of Will Klein, there might not have been a Game 6 or a Game 7.

The hero of the Dodgers series win -- Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto -- also basked in the applause following his game seven heroics.