India dismantle England in lop-sided finale: India v England, 5th Test review

We review the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamshala – where India stamped their authority with a win by an innings and 64 runs.

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Talking Points:

• A one-sided – and thoroughly expected – end to a Test series in India
• The Bazball delusion 
• England's inadequate bowling resources thoroughly exposed
• Kuldeep the genius - a wristspinner with both variety and control 
• R Ashwin caps off his 100th Test with signature spells
• The first morning - when Bumrah and Siraj made the ball talk
• The challenge against spin for Duckett, Pope, Stokes, and Bairstow 
• Did England Bazball enough or too much? And why it doesn't matter
• When Shubman Gill was at his fluent best
• The problem with England playing Anderson and hardly bowling him
• England not replacing the injured Leach and Rehan - and over-bowling Bashir

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo page

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• Joe Root on facing Ashwin and Lyon - Sky Cricket podcast - YouTube
• How India Bazballed England - Himanish Ganjoo - X (formerly Twitter)