ArchiveJuly 14, 2014

So it all ended in a dry, tedious squib. We couldn’t quite press home our slim overnight advantage and the first test ended in a stalemate. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it one last time: it was a desperately poor, depressing pitch. It should never happen again, but it probably will. The pitch was pretty much a disaster for England. Having lost the toss, our bowlers spent over three days toiling in the field. India spent half that amount. If Dhoni wins the toss at Lord’s later this week, the...