Ben Stokes remains defiant as England collapse to record defeat in Rajkot Test

England captain Ben Stokes insisted that his team's aggressive tactics will not be abandoned any time soon even through they crashed to a 434-run defeat in the third Test on Sunday, handing India a 2-1 series lead.

England looked determined to take the attack to India no matter what, buoyed by the magical win in the first Test. But all the bravado got buried in the heat of Rajkot as Stokes’ side were blow away for just 122 in one of their worst efforts with the bat under the new leadership.

Despite the heavy defeat, Stokes said his team will not move away from their style of all-out attacking cricket.

“Everyone's got a perception and opinion about things, the people in the dressing room is what matters to us,” Stokes said when asked is the England team had crossed over from attacking to reckless cricket.

“One-two down in the series and a great opportunity for us to come back and win the series. We leave this game behind and we know we have to win the next two games to win the series. That's what we'll look to do.”

That India did not need Ravichandran Ashwin for much of the second innings – he had pulled out during the match for personal reasons but returned to the field on the fourth day – showed just how strong India are at home.

A target of 557 was excessive to the point of being ridiculous. The only issue of interest was how long England would bat and whether they could take the match deep into the fifth day. Unfortunately, they did not even last half a day.

It's @imjadeja with the final breakthrough