England should be worried about Ben Stokes' batting - their tail now starts at No 7 and he has one chance left to prove his alarming drop-off isn't the result of something more serious, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

Ben Stokes walked out to uproarious applause and trudged off to pindrop silence. In between, he scored 15 before being bowled, and left with a glare at the pitch. It was vintage late-era Stokes.