Stokes was dismissed thrice by Ashwin in the first two Tests in Chennai. The power-hitter was, in fact, stifled quite remarkably by the local favourite in the second game
Ben Stokes fell to Ravichandran Ashwin for the third time in a row during the second innings of the second Test in Chennai.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes performed a handstand during the Day 3 of the ongoing second Test in Chennai.
It was in the penultimate over in the game when Pant refused to take strike following a chirping from the English slip cordon.
One of the main reasons was six no balls that he bowled so far and Nadeem admitted that he is having some technical difficulties.
Dominic Bess, batting on 19, hit Washington Sundar's delivery straight to Rohit in the 175th over.
England ended the day two at an intimidating 555 for eight, built around Root's 218 that was result of a near nine-hour effort in which he faced 377 balls.
The all-rounder put up a 124-run partnership with England captain Joe Root, who scored his second double century in three Tests on Saturday.
Jasprit Bumrah unleashed a toe-crushing yorker to Ben Stokes in the opening session of Day 2 in the first Test in Chennai.
One of the architects of India's historic Test series win in Australia last month, Pant was on Tuesday nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award.
The two along with Rory Burns were not a part of the Sri Lanka Test series with Stokes and Archer being rested for workload management purpose while Burns skipped the previous tour due to the birth of his first child.
The big-ticket series starts here on February 5 and the team's training is scheduled to commence from February 2.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes boarded flight for India ahead of the four-match Test series, which begins on February 5.
'Baggy Green' is associated with England's arch-rivals Australia, who've been sporting the myrtle green-coloured cap in the traditional format.
According to Dasgupta, Jadeja has done better than a lot of batsmen in the past two years.
Both Stokes and Archer are expected to be back for the high-octane series against India beginning in February next year.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes penned a heartfelt tribute to his father Ged, who passed away after a prolonged battle with brain cancer.
The news was announced by Workington Town, a rugby club for which Ged had played for in 1982-83 season before returning as their coach in 2003.
England now go on to play three ODIs against South Africa, the series beginning on Friday.
The trio will be part of the England squad travelling to South Africa for the limited-overs tour of the country and will be taking part in the three-match T20 International series that will be played on November 27, 29, and December 1.
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