India, April 14 -- Ben Stokes, the England Test captain, finally addressed the rift rumours with head coach Brendon McCullum, saying the claims of the duo "not being aligned" is a massive overstatement. Ever since the loss in the Ashes against Australia, several reports have circulated, stating that the five-match series Down Under revealed cracks in the relationship between the duo and that the two were not seeing eye to eye on many issues. England lost the Ashes 4-1 to Australia, and a lot of criticism came the Three Lions' way for their underpreparedness for such a marquee series.

Ever since Stokes and McCullum took over, England have yet to get the better of Australia and India in a Test series. To make matters worse, reports of Engl...