• ‘Stokes is class and confident,’ says Australia’s captain • Craig Overton to give
England ‘extra bounce’ in fourth Test
Tim Paine has admitted to having sleepless nights over Ben Stokes as the gripping battle for the Ashes resumes in Manchester on Wednesday.
Four sold-out days at Old Trafford and a fifth with 18,500 tickets shifted speaks volumes about the enduring appeal of Test cricket and the national fervour sparked by Stokes through his series-levelling century at Headingley.