Rehan Ahmed's positive reaction to his visa issue meant that axing him for the third Test against India was never considered, according to England captain Ben Stokes.Ahmed was retained by England, with Mark Wood in for Shoaib Bashir the only change, after a tense 48 hours in which the teenage leg-spinner was initially denied entry upon his return to India on Monday.

Rehan Ahmed's positive reaction to his visa issue meant that axing him for the third Test against India was never considered, according to England captain Ben Stokes.Ahmed was retained by England, with Mark Wood in for Shoaib Bashir the only change, after a tense 48 hours in which the teenage leg-spinner was initially denied entry upon his return to India on Monday.