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The factory plant, the bowling alley and poker night are, along with the bedroom, the main points of his existence.

Key said Stokes is "flying" and "on track to start the summer in a full role, bowling and batting".

India's spin strength also means their death bowling is yet to be tested in this tournament, where they are without the great Jasprit Bumrah because of injury.

"Obviously, our gameplan was to try and bring fast bowling over here, try to stock our batting and give ourselves that sort of conviction and that method," McCullum said.

"Most other teams manage that, if you look at India's players and how they play cross-formats, look at Australia's fast bowling line-up, New Zealand are similar," he said.