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Ben Stokes urges England not to ‘spiral’ after drubbing by India in third Test

Source: AP

Ben Stokes urged England not to go into a “downhill spiral” after the most chastening defeat of his captaincy.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s second successive double century helped India set a mammoth 557 target on the fourth afternoon of the third Test in Rajkot before England capitulated to 122 all out to lose by 434 runs.

As India celebrated going 2-1 up in the five-match series, which resumes in Ranchi on Friday, Stokes demanded England.

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