Naive England won’t abandon Bazball but they have to learn from awful India rout

Test wicket could mask the gruesomeness of this horror show in the Himalayas as England collapsed to a febrile innings defeat in this final Test.

The rest of England’s batters were culpable of throwing in the towel even before they resumed their second innings 259 runs in arrears.that saw the team’s least expansive batter bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin as England lost their sixth wicket summed up the malaise.However, Stokes was in defiant mood afterwards, with England’s captain insisting: “It is a tough game, cricket, and it can eat you up. But write this team off, write me off at your own peril.

Having competed well across the first four Tests, this was a game too far for a team who had bloodied India’s nose by winning the opening match in Hyderabad in sensational fashion. By the end, though, they were already in the departure lounge.and Stokes need to go back to the drawing board ahead of the start of the home Test summer in July.

Yet Stokes says England will use the pain of defeat here as fuel for taking the team to the next level. Something has to give this summer, when the West Indies and Sri Lanka are England’s opponents across six Tests, with several of the players who have failed here surely now in danger of being dropped.for family reasons, and a group of young seamers led by Josh Tongue, Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse will give the selectors food for thought as they start to plan ahead to the next Ashes series Down Under in 18 months’ time.

Players must continue to be encouraged to enjoy themselves and play with freedom. But there has to be consequences for performances such as this. It just isn’t good enough.

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