London, July 9 -- England captain Ben Stokes acknowledged the intensity and competitiveness of the ongoing Test series against India, noting that both sides are evenly matched and capable of turning games in their favour. With the five-match series locked at 1-1, the teams now head to the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground for the third Test starting Thursday.

Speaking ahead of the match, Stokes reflected, "This was always going to be a series (in) which moments ebb and flow, the results were going to ebb and flow because there are two very good teams going at each other," as quoted from Sky Sports.

India bounced back strongly in the second Test at Edgbaston, thrashing England by a massive 336 runs to level the series. Earlier, the hosts had ...