Ben Stokes is still evolving and can lord it over even Ian Botham | Vic Marks

England all-rounder showed such discipline in compiling his 176 at Old Trafford and that willingness to learn and improve should see him scale yet more heights for his countryMany more innings like the one he scored here on Friday and there must be a peerage around the corner for Ben Stokes, though I’ve not yet ascertained where he stands on Brexit, which is obviously crucial. It is 13 years since we learned Ian Botham was to be knighted and I recall being asked to cast aside my astonishme