Stokes also conceded that England couldn\u2019t capitalise on the small moments which could have been decisive in deciding the outcome of the series. With their attacking style of play, England won the series opener at Hyderabad by 28 runs but went on to lose the next four matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe have been outplayed by the better team of the series. We have so much cricket coming up, so looking forward to it. When you look at the series as a whole, in those small moments we haven't been able to keep it going. We all know as individuals as to where it all went wrong.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhen India got on top with the ball a lot of men come around the bat and you got to find ways to keep those guys out of play and you need to be positive enough to take those risks and sometimes it could lead to downfall,\u201d said Stokes after the match ended.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also counted the opening partnership of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, as well as the emergence of young spinners Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir as positives for England to build upon from the trip to India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cCrawley and Duckett continuing their partnership at the top and Bashir and Hartley have been really exceptional the whole series and Root coming into form at the backend is really exciting ahead of our summer.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stokes signed off by paying tribute to veteran pacer James Anderson, who got his 700th Test scalp in day three\u2019s play at Dharamshala. \u201cAmazing to be on the field with Jimmy. 700 wickets for a seamer is quite phenomenal, from the day he first started being a cricketer to where he is now, the desire and commitment are still there and he is the fittest cricketer I have ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5th-test-we-have-been-outplayed-by-the-better-team-of-the-series-says-ben-stokes.JPG", "alt_img": "5th Test: We have been outplayed by the better team of the series, says Ben Stokes", "alt_title": "Dharamshala: Second day of the fifth Test cricket match between India and England", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "5th Test: We Have Been Outplayed By The Better Team Of The Series, Says Ben Stokes On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "5th Test: We Have Been Outplayed By The Better Team Of The Series, Says Ben Stokes, Ben Stokes: After England ended their Test tour of India with a defeat by innings and 64 runs in the.", "seo_keywords": "Ben Stokes, HPCA Stadium, IANS Photo, After England, When India, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson", "tag": "", "tagging": "Ben Stokes, HPCA Stadium, IANS Photo, After England, When India, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "5th-test-we-have-been-outplayed-by-the-better-team-of-the-series-says-ben-stokes", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "702", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-03-09 16:54:05", "updated": "2024-03-09 16:54:05", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Ben Stokes, HPCA Stadium, IANS Photo, After England, When India, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-03-09 16:54:05", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/5th-test-we-have-been-outplayed-by-the-better-team-of-the-series-says-ben-stokes-139988" }