Stokes at least afforded England an opening before the second new ball. Jofra Archer removed Gill, caught behind after an injudicious waft, but only after joining Don Bradman in a select club who made four hundreds in a series against England and the great Australian and Sunil Gavaskar who managed four in one as captain.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain said that he didn't have a problem with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar refusing Ben Stokes' offer for a draw to get their individual hundreds in the Manche