England endured one of the toughest days on their tour of India, but Ben Stokes' return to bowling was the faintest of silver linings, says Stephan Shemilt.
The captain promised Ben Davies he would not bowl on the tour of India. Stokes' idea of making amends for breaking that promise was to get the drinks in. Now he has to come through.
Zak Crawley covered his mouth in disbelief. Brendon McCullum shook his head. The bemused Rohit dragged himself back to the pavilion. England are not the first team to wilt at the end of a tour of India. It is the hardest challenge in cricket, possibly in all of sport. Rehab started even before the operation. Stokes slimmed down to lower the pressure on his knee and aid the recovery process. Even then, it wasn't just about getting his knee in good shape, but also reconditioning his body to perform an incredibly unnatural manoeuvre.
There were some high-knees and swings of the arms as he fielded at mid-off in the first over after the break, and then Stokes was bowling for the first time since the second Ashes Test at Lord's in July. Only when Stokes came off did the scoring carnage resume. He did not bowl again for the rest of the day. Even Stokes, the mad dog that he is, is sensible enough to know he is feeling his way back, and marathon spells of 10, 15 or even more overs are beyond him just yet.
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