Kamikaze England plummet to defeat

Few teams do kamikaze as well as England when the mood is upon them. Yesterday was a lesson in how to lose a game when the opposition had all but given up hope, writes Simon Briggs in the Daily Telegraph.

Angus Fraser, in the Independent, believes England self-destructed .

Lawrence Booth dwells on the same theme: Ill-judged sweeping by England helps India to clean up, screams the Guardian headline.

Dean Jones, former Australian batsman and commentator, does a SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, threat) analysis of India and England.

Richard Hobson, in the Times, feels England were swept away by inspired Harbhajan.

R Mohan, in the Deccan Chronicle, reckons the heat of battle brings out Harbhajan’s best.

Harbhajan was at his teasing best once he smelt blood. His deliveries were leaving the ball hanging in the air, his yorking of Jones being a particularly brilliant teaser

Vijay Lokapally, in the Hindu, dwells at length on the turning point of the game - when Dravid threw the ball to Yuvraj Singh and the fall of Pietersen.

Atul Wassan, former Indian fast bowler, hailed this victory as one of top 10 ODI wins by India ever.