England have never had a captain quite like Ben Stokes. One who just does not accept when he is beaten, one who does not accept his team are having a bad week, and can drag a game back his way through sheer skill and force of will.

LONDON (Reuters) -England captain Ben Stokes was named player of the match after taking five wickets in his team’s dramatic 22-run victory over India in the third test at Lord’s as well as scoring 44 and 33 and running out the dangerous Rishabh Pant in a splendid all-round performance.

ENG captain Ben Stokes bowled 44 overs across the match at Lord's, the third-most he has managed in a Test and his most since 2019, to go with scores of 44 and 33 with the bat