Ben Stokes England vs India Test Series Joe Root Ollie Pope Captaincy Mark Wood Spin Bowling Tom Hartley Batting Performance Ben Foakes Player Performance Shoaib Bashir Brendon McCullum Michael Vaughan Jack Leach Spinners Injuries James Anderson Ben Duckett Selection Bowling Performance Playing Style Performance Player Selection Seamers Aggressive Approach Bazball Zak Crawley India vs England Test Series Debut Kevin Pietersen Alastair Cook Match Analysis Team Selection India Cricket Team Player Replacement Wicketkeeper Options Squad Changes Performance Analysis Dan Lawrence Ben Stokes as Captain Series Sweeps Ashes First Test against India Batting Lineup Tour to India Key Players Spin Bowling Coach Upcoming Test Series First Test First Innings Total Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum Duo Head Coach Spin Attack Injury Debutant Players Selection Process Team Environment Playing Strategy Batting Techniques Jimmy Anderson Bowling Lineup Bowling Vizag Test Batting Series Performance Series Schedule Second Evening Harry Brook Chasing Strategy Chasing Records Run-chase Aggressive Batting Jonny Bairstow Jasprit Bumrah Series Bowling Line-up Seam Bowling Middle Order Batsmen Tour Mentality Improvement under Ben Stokes Successful Cricket Preparation Selection Strategy Nasser Hussain Bowling Tactics England Squad for India Tour