The series for the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy is getting more and more riveting with every day. How many matches in recent times have gone to the fifth and final day with both teams in with a chance of winning the game? That England are ahead 2-1 is quite simply because they, and not India, have had the rub of the blue at crucial moments in the matches. Hopefully, that will change in the next two Test matches and this young and talented Indian team will end up winning both the games and with it the series.

Talented, but lack experience

Talented this Indian team definitely is, but because it is short on experience, they have not been able to recognise the moments where they could have turned things around and tightened the screws. Their effort level has been splendid, particularly from the fast bowlers who have bowled their hearts out trying to get the stubborn partnerships broken and get their team ahead. Here, they haven’t always had the support from their fielders, which has made their task even more difficult.