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How bad must a defeat be to be unacceptable?

How bad must a defeat be to be unacceptable?

A gutting loss to England, after leading the series 1-0, has thrown up some glaring inadequacies in the Indian team but there is little being said or done in terms of improvement

18-Aug-2014•Sidharth Monga

Time to liberate MS Dhoni

Time to liberate MS Dhoni

After 8-0, MS Dhoni could look forward to building a team from scratch; now, there is nothing left for him to contribute. Free him from the Test captaincy and he could yet give back in other ways

18-Aug-2014•Gaurav Kalra

Bhuvneshwar dragged down by the rest

Bhuvneshwar dragged down by the rest

India's marks out of ten after their 3-1 defeat in the Tests against England

18-Aug-2014•Sidharth Monga

'You should not be embarrassing your country'

'You should not be embarrassing your country'

Former players react to India's humiliating 1-3 series defeat in England

England emerge from the darkness

England emerge from the darkness

Having been in chaos three Tests ago, England can take credit, pride and encouragement from this result

17-Aug-2014•George Dobell at The Oval

Spirit departs sorry India

Spirit departs sorry India

The details of India's capitulation at The Oval did not bear repeating as even their Man of the Series, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, gave up the fight

17-Aug-2014•Sidharth Monga at The Oval

India's third-worst defeat in Tests

India's third-worst defeat in Tests

A stats review at the end of the fifth Test between India and England at The Oval

17-Aug-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Ishant front foot highlights big problem

Ishant front foot highlights big problem

Umpires are simply not watching for the no-ball closely enough and it is creating trouble for bowlers. When an umpire fails to call your foot faults, he is basically omitting to tell you all is not right

16-Aug-2014•Sidharth Monga at The Oval

India's batting stars fail toughest test

India's batting stars fail toughest test

What counts against Kohli and Pujara is that they haven't been able to find a way to master trying conditions over an extended series

16-Aug-2014•Sambit Bal at The Oval

Do England stick or twist with Robson?

Do England stick or twist with Robson?

A number of holes in England's Test team have been filled, but the second opening slot has not been nailed down. A tricky decision will need to be made with an Ashes looming next year

16-Aug-2014•George Dobell at The Oval

India play Cook into form

India play Cook into form

Stats review at the end of the second day of The Oval Test between India and England

16-Aug-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Chris day and Stuey tunes

Chris day and Stuey tunes

Birds on the pitch provided more entertainment than the batsmen

16-Aug-2014•Sudhindra Prasad

Woakes, Jordan show calibre

Woakes, Jordan show calibre

The performances of Chris Woakes and Chris Jordan in dismantling India suggested they could translate their county form to international level

15-Aug-2014•George Dobell at The Oval

India hit by their perfect storm

India hit by their perfect storm

A five Test series has brought challenges this India side have not faced before and, after the high of Lord's, it has found out many of them, whether technically, physically or mentally

15-Aug-2014•Sidharth Monga at The Oval

Dhoni's highs, India's lows

Dhoni's highs, India's lows

On a day when England dominated India on the field, Dhoni dominates the stats pages

15-Aug-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Not so grim up north

Not so grim up north

Manchester may be cold but there's music and memories, trams to take and ales to drink

15-Aug-2014•Sidharth Monga

Great servant Anderson digs deep for England

Great servant Anderson digs deep for England

As James Anderson approaches the landmark of England's leading Test wicket-taker, he was hailed by his captain as "the most skilful bowler in the world"

14-Aug-2014•George Dobell

More questions than answers for India

More questions than answers for India

MS Dhoni maintains that India have made progress in England and will continue to focus on processes rather than results. But they might ask 'Did we give it our all?' at the end of the Oval Test

14-Aug-2014•Sidharth Monga

Role model Moeen setting high standard

Role model Moeen setting high standard

His rapid improvement with the ball has been integral to England coming from behind to lead the series - but that is just one area where Moeen Ali continues to impress

13-Aug-2014•Andrew McGlashan

Anderson's Oval jinx and India's five-Test jinx

Anderson's Oval jinx and India's five-Test jinx

A stats preview to the fifth Test between England and India at The Oval

13-Aug-2014•Bishen Jeswant

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