London, July 30 -- Ahead of the fifth Test against India at The Oval, England skipper Ben Stokes reflected on his conversation with World No.1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during the last few minutes of the fourth Test match of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, which was played at Old Trafford.

Stokes said we are over it, but we won't let our bowler bowl in a situation where we can't win the game and risk exposing any of those guys to injury.

The last few minutes of the Manchester Test were, as the modern slang says, absolute cinema. With India having sealed a draw, England skipper Stokes approached Jadeja to shake hands and call it a day, but to his frustration, Jadeja refused, opting to chase his and Sundar's centuries as they neared...