Untimely end: Ben Stokes reacts after being caught by Jasprit Bumrah
(Picture: Getty Images)On the evening of the second day of this Fifth Test, England faced a stern test of their newly adopted ‘Bazball’ principles. Will you still need me, will you still heed me, when you’re 78 for four?
The answer was not quite, as England took a rare backwards step, sending in Jack Leach as nightwatchman with 25 minutes left in the day, under clear instruction to ensure that as few of them as possible were spent playing cricket.
