After their impressive win in the opening Test in Chennai, England’s cricketers came down to earth with a resounding bump in the second when they were crushed by the hosts with India enjoying a comprehensive 317-run victory.
The England batsmen never came to terms with the Indian spinners and for the first time since 1995 they failed to reach a combined total of 300 for their two innings. This must be a worry for captain Joe Root who conceded “we were outplayed.”
Admittedly on Indian wickets winning the toss is hugely important and it is no coincidence that in the first two Tests the captain that called the flip of the coin correctly turned out to be the winner.
After England could only muster 134 in their first innings in response to India’s 329 some observers blamed the state of the pitch.
But the England management thankfully did not use this as an excuse and…
