England vs India: Tom Hartley and Ollie Pope inspire stunning win

The Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum project has already given England supporters some heady moments to treasure, but nothing perhaps that will live as long in the heart and mind as this performance in Hyderabad. Showing character, tenacity, courage and immense skill, after facing a huge first-innings deficit, England stunned a team thought to be invincible at home, winning an extraordinary Test match by 28 runs to complete one of their greatest victories.

Only twice before, in 1981 and 1894, have England won after conceding more on first innings, but the most remarkable aspect of it was the performance of Lancashire’s Tom Hartley. Derided in some quarters and written off prematurely after a difficult first innings, Hartley was asked to lead the attack with Jack