Patel fronts up to England failings
Maybe they are in denial or maybe he was simply in an impossible position, but there were times when it was hard to remain straight faced when Samit Patel spoke to the media after the second day's play in Ahmedabad.

Samit Patel said England have plenty of batting to come (ESPNcricinfo are not carrying live photos of the India v England series due to reporting restrictions imposed by the home board) • AFP
George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo