Ben Stokes paid tribute to Jofra Archer as the twin protagonists in England’s 2019 World Cup final triumph starred again exactly six years on to seal a nail-biting win over India.

The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.

They marched to Parliament Square in Westminster, brandishing regiment flags and Union flags, and were flanked by a motorbike procession.