Failure to remove India’s tail leads to England’s 151-run defeat‘Tactically I don’t think I dealt with that well enough’Joe Root admitted he was probably tactically naive as
England let slip a golden chance to take a lead in the Test series against
India and instead fell to a demoralising defeat on a gripping final day at Lord’s.
India gained the upper hand in the morning from the unlikeliest of sources as career-best scores from the tailenders Mohammed Shami (56 not out) and Jasprit Bumrah (34 not out) unexpectedly left the tourists in command, with Root blaming a stunning defeat squarely on the team’s failure to restrict India’s second innings total, saying: “I think a lot falls on my shoulders as captain.”