I hope the England management and Stokes take a good hard look at what’s gone wrong in this test and how they gave the advantage away in the first innings.
The more I look at it, the less I think there’s anything England can do about it.
In the first innings it comes down to Root dropping Sharma and then his shot selection vs Bumrah. If England took their chances in the field and played the situation smarter they should have at least had parity.
The problem for me is the differential in the 2nd innings. The Indian attack looked far more dangerous than the the English one on the same pitch. That’s not an approach issue, that’s a fundamental skill deficit. This is something that England cannot overcome if the pitches remain like this. Both with the bat and the ball, the plan to sweep got shown up and the spin attack looked every bit as inexperienced as they are. The can use their feet better in the next test but the spin attack is what it is.
The only way England can get into these tests is with big first innings runs and hoping India get tight with their inexperienced batting lineup.