England pegged back despite Ben Stokes’s brilliance
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Even after just two innings of this match, when an injury cloud gathered over his involvement in its remainder, Ben Stokes had done what he never had in 115 previous Tests by scoring a century and taking a five-wicket haul.
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India Today on MSNBen Stokes blow for England! Will England captain bowl on Day 5 in Manchester?Ben Stokes' availability to bowl on Day 5 of the fourth Test against India has come under question after the England captain was seen hobbling in the field following his 198-ball long innings.
He's taken a five-wicket haul and hit a century in this fourth Test against India - the first captain of any nation to do that in 42 years
England are holding their breath captain Ben Stokes will be available to bowl as they push to seal a Rothesay series victory over India at Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday. Having turned an overnight 77 into 141 for a first Test century in two years to propel England to 669 and a 311-run first-innings lead,
Ben Stokes became the first England captain and fourth English cricketer to take five wickets and score a hundred in the same Test. He also became the first England player to score 7000-plus runs and take 200 wickets in Tests.
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After producing a remarkable bowling performance (5 for 72) in the first innings, Ben Stokes brought up his 14th century in Test cricket to script history.
England captain Ben Stokes scored 141 runs off 198 balls in the first innings of the fourth Test match, having earlier taken a five-wicket haul
Ben Stokes did not bowl a ball on day four of the fourth Test against India, so is that something to be concerned about or is he just preserving himself for a big effort on Sunday? And what role will Rishabh Pant play?