Ben Stokes gets OBE as five of England’s Cricket World Cup heroes are recognised in New Year Honours list
England's historic victory at the World Cup has been recognised in the New Year Honours list, with Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler and Trevor Bayliss all rewarded for their services to cricket.
One-day captain Morgan, whose measured leadership of the side was a key part of their journey from also-rans to world champions, heads the list with a CBE.
Stokes gets an OBE after a golden summer which saw him drag his side to victory in the final at Lord's through sheer force of will, then follow up with one of the greatest Test innings of all time six weeks later during the famous Ashes win at Headingley.
Bayliss, the Australian head coach who helped Morgan revolutionise England's white-ball cricket over his four years in the job before leaving at the end of his contract in September, takes an OBE with him Down Under.
Buttler becomes an MBE, having been the man to guarantee England would lift the trophy for the first time when he gathered Jason Roy's throw and completed the match-winning run-out under extreme pressure in the World Cup final, while Root gets the same accolade.
Morgan said: "I'm very proud to have been awarded a CBE. Winning the World Cup has been a dream come true and the honours and awards that have come since that day at Lord's really mean a lot to everyone connected with the team.
"The events of that day at Lord's were the result of many years of hard work and dedication, and I see this honour - and the honours for my team-mates - as honours for the whole team, for everything they put into winning that tournament and getting over the line."
Before the third day of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Centurion, Stokes told Sky: "It's a special achievement I guess. Awards like these aren't what you play the game for but I guess they come along when you do well and particularly when you do well as a team.
"As everybody has said, it's a team effort to get these awards and we'll be going to collect them on behalf of the team."
Root, who described the honour as "extremely humbling", was England's top run-scorer at the World Cup but has also been one of the sport's most prominent ambassadors in his role at Test skipper.
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Paying tribute to his team-mates, Root added: "They are fantastic ambassadors - they have done some extremely special things for English cricket and I am very honoured to have played alongside them.
"I am proud and privileged and it's an honour to play cricket for England."
Pace bowler Jofra Archer is notable by his absence and may have been a worthy addition after claiming the most wickets for England in the tournament and, crucially, bowling the decisive 'Super Over' which secured victory. He only made his international debut in May, though, and his time could come again.