England’s first draw without heavy rain under Ben Stokes was a Test that showed how brilliant the skipper is, but also how his team are worryingly dependent on him.

Ben Stokes, at first, refused to shake hands with Ravindra Jadeja after the Manchester Test between India and England ended in a draw.

England's captain, Ben Stokes, offered a draw in the fourth Test, aiming to conserve his bowlers for an upcoming match due to fatigue. India declined, as Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar were approaching personal milestones.

After the exhilaration of Ben Stokes’s first Test century in two years, England were pegged back in a frustrating end to the fourth day

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.

Nasser Hussain criticized Ben Stokes for his "silly" reaction after Stokes seemingly protested India's refusal to accept a draw in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy match. Stokes' frustration led him to give Harry Brook the ball,

Ben Stokes will not be told to limit his bowling, but must realise he needs to for the good of his England team, writes Jonathan Agnew.