QUIET DAY WITH BALL FOR ENGLAND’S RETURNEE

Stokes’ return to Test cricket came in the same week he was cleared of affray at Bristol Crown Court. Here’s how his day panned out.

1101 – First touch of the ball, fielding the third delivery of the day at point off James Anderson. .

1137 – Joe Root gets his premier all-rounder into the attack early. The crowd reception is minimal, and Stokes begins with a tame long-hop to KL Rahul, pulled for a single. The opening over costs seven runs.

1150 – Body contact as Stokes tries to stop a sharp single off his own bowling – but as Dhawan makes his ground a polite sidestep ensures no barging match.

1208 – Dhawan edges Stokes’ second delivery just short of Keaton Jennings at third slip. It is the closest England have come to a breakthrough.

1218 – Rahul edges Stokes high over the slips to take India to 60 for none, their highest stand for any wicket so far in this series.

1245 – Root decides Stokes’ work is done for the morning following a spell of 7-0-29-0.

1418 – Stokes is back in the attack.

1435 – Root replaces Stokes with Adil Rashid after a two-over spell costing 16 runs.

1528 – His third spell starts, from the Radcliffe Road end this time. In two overs to tea, his efforts bear no fruit.

1649 – Low point of the evening session for Stokes, when he misfields off Broad in the covers to allow Rahane two more runs.

1737 – Stokes has a fourth spell, to no avail, but he does have a say in proceedings when catches Kohli in the slips.

His 15 overs yield 0-54.