England v India

[MacAdder]

Siraj gets his five and, although Shubman Gill fantastic with the bat, is a certainty for man of the series.
What a series 👏 👏 👏
Test cricket at its best

Gill awarded it.

[Underhill1980]

England have only themselves to blame for throwing away needless wickets.

[poc]

India win by 6 - Woakes never faced a ball.

The very least India deserved, they were the better team for most of the series. England are a talented, but brittle team who bottled this game after Brook and Root had done so well - they’re not as good as they think they are.

correct ,they believe they are world beaters and can play t20 in any match

[Rjk]

correct ,they believe they are world beaters and can play t20 in any match

I don't think that's it - just they think they will win more than they lose playing like this.
if they had tried to defend for 2 days it would have been the same result.

[The Prophet of Doom]

If you disregard the one off matches v Ireland and Zimbabwe (which I have) - Bazzball England have played 42 tests and won 24. losing 16 and drawing 2. (Since Joe Root resigned after a woeful spell as skipper). But despite the glitz surrounding them, they have failed to beat India at home twice and drawn at home to Australia too. They have lost series in both India and Pakistan.

"Pump up your tattoos boys we are going to give the minnows a good thrashing when they come over here, but we might struggle a bit when we are on our travels. When the bigger boys come to the UK here let's make out we are the best but in reality it's probably even stevens..."

Two World series finals played since Bazzball and England have not featured.

Test cricket has always been the best format and I rest my case - but still love test cricket. However I would re-instate blazers and ban tracksuit shorts on the balcony. But I am 64.

[the other bob wilson]

I don't think that's it - just they think they will win more than they lose playing like this.
if they had tried to defend for 2 days it would have been the same result.

I agree that there are advantages to the Bazball approach, but there needs to be a degree of common sense applied as well. Bethell played a shocking shot to get out. It was a shocking shot in any circumstances that a test match may throw up (especially by someone who was playing as a specialist batsmen). It showed India England couldn’t cope when they upped the pressure by using old fashioned virtues like bowling length and line.
England’s approach to batting also created a situation whereby their bowlers’ bodies could not cope with continually having to start bowling again often within hours of India’s first innings ending.