..and there it ends, the shortest test match in this series, we never saw a single game with full play of 5 days, I kept hoping there wilI be one but it never happened.
I wanted to see Joe Root make century though, at least he got out himself instead of Anderson.
This pitch was perfect for 5th day finish. It was a belter and Poms should have batted at least 5 sessions in the first inning but they were piss poor and lost the advantage. I wanted to see Joe Root make century though, at least he got out himself instead of Anderson.
In contrast, look at the Indian inning. Almost every batter feasted on and still looked pissed when they got out because they knew they missed the few personal milestones (Jaiswal, Sarfu and Paddikal).
From now on, They will think twice about using the term "BAZBALL".
If I am not wrong, this is the first loss for them since they started playing bazball. And the attacking form of test cricket is good but they are trying to hit every ball which is why they failed, they have to strategize better if they want to win in subcontinent and have to make adjustments when to attack and when to go defensive.
Another win that made the no.1 position more comfortable for India in WTC table.
Well, to be fair to them. Not many English batters have a good defense against spin, barring Root. This is like the 3rd-4th Indian tour for Bairstow/ Stokes, these guys spend 3 months in the IPL every now n then but still look like a walking wicket against spin.
