I think he was just referring to this whole Bazball hype. A lot of cheerleading English commentators (Ian Ward, Steve Harmison (TalkSport), and even really quality voices like Nasser Hussain) might make one think Stokes's side is on par with Lloyd's West Indies, Ponting/Waugh's Aussies, or Graeme Smith's South Africa. Granted, their win/loss ratio is 100x better than under Joe Root. That said, I think they have underachieved at times, with their weaknesses clearly shown. I mean, how do you lose in Pakistan, where there is a perpetual threat of a captain/coach/PCB director resignation after just 1 match? Even at home, they were pretty average against Sri Lanka as well. They probably might have lost that series, if SL just got another 50 odd runs at Old Trafford. And their overseas record is a mixed bag. Nice to win in New Zealand after a while, but in India, they were talking as if they won the whole series after that thriller in Hyderabad? "We can chase 700" yeah right.
If Stokes's side is to be judged based on the overall consistency, they don't even rank on par with the sides led by Vaughan, Strauss, or Cook. They might get there eventually, but I can't see this team troubling even a mediocre Australian lineup this winter (though they might not be bowled out for less than 30 as we saw in the Caribbean).