Jurel and Gill steer India to fourth Test victory over England and series win | England in India 2024

There was a time when England captains would wear a haunted look after a series defeat but as Ben Stokes reflected on his first in the job, sealed by India chasing down 192 on a fourth day in Ranchi that threw up a dash of tension, he was pretty zen, all told.

This was not in preparation for the now dead-rubber fifth Test in ­Dharamsala, home of the Dalai Lama, but more a reflection of his outlook on life these days; how he has learned to treat those two imposttor, triumph and disaster, just the same. Stokes wants to win, no question, but to be chewed up by defeat…