The smash-and-grab tactics of the England batsmen took India by surprise and on a pitch (Edgbaston) that got better to bat on, they couldn’t stop England getting their highest ever fourth innings total to win the Test match quite comfortably and with it draw the series which was poised 2-1 in India’s favour last year.

India made the same mistake they did before last year’s World Test Championship match against New Zealand when they went in cold against a team that had already played two Test matches against England and so were in good rhythm.