Peter Hayter discovers, unsurprisingly, that the nation’s eyes are drawm towards England’s brilliant all-rounder Ben Stokes

These days, in all formats and for whoever he is playing, Ben Stokes is always the player to watch. On the opening day of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, as the Most Valuable Player in this season’s IPL for Rising Pune Supergiant, fully justifying his £1.7m price tag, and the force of cricketing nature on whom England’s pre-tournament status as favourites depends, it seemed rude even to think about taking your eyes off him...