And how it has given England a glimpse of what awaits in Australia this Ashes series, writes the London Telegraph’s Nick Hoult in this piece:
What England did on Sunday night was lame, but the theory that Indian teams play for personal milestones is one shared by Australia. In fact, England’s reaction was very Australian. Matthew Hayden once picked up on the “milestone culture” in Indian cricket.
“We don’t really play for stats. We play for wins. That’s the Aussie way,” said Steve Waugh, but it could just as easily have been Stokes. England’s mistake was making it look petty rather than pointed.