Ben Stokes announces support for Tottenham, Harry Kane responds to Ashes hero

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Tottenham Hotspur are busy preparing for the first North London-derby of the 2019/20 campaign which takes place on Sunday.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men travel to the Emirates Stadium looking to get back to winning ways after a surprising loss at home to Newcastle last weekend.

Ahead of the eagerly-anticipated derby-day contest, it would appear that Tottenham have themselves a new supporter.

England’s Ashes hero Ben Stokes has taken to Twitter to announce himself as a fully-fledged Tottenham supporter, after admitting he has never really loved football enough to give himself a team to support.

Stokes has had a summer to remember. He was the driving force behind England’s World Cup Final victory; whilst his 135 not out saw them overcome Australia last Sunday to level the Ashes series at 1-1.

He took to Twitter to showcase a Tottenham shirt with his name on and a message announcing his support for the team:

https://twitter.com/benstokes38/status/1167364273682681857

It would appear his new club have welcomed his backing and leading talisman Harry Kane was quick to reply to the England all-rounder.

He was clearly a big fan of his choice and Tweeted an invitation to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium once the Ashes series finishes:

The next Ashes test gets underway next Wednesday at Old Trafford and English eyes will once again be on Stokes.

For the £200,000-a-week Kane, his immediate challenge is to score the goals to down Arsenal on Sunday and get their season back on track.

Last weekend’s defeat was a massive setback for Tottenham and they can ill-afford to fall any further behind Liverpool and Manchester City.