‘We must get better at recognising key moments,’ captain saysRoot confident of Old Trafford turnaround despite Oval defeatJoe Root called on his
England players to seek inspiration in the brilliant bowling of Jasprit Bumrah that twisted the fourth Test in India’s favour after lunch on the final day, and to learn to seize windows of opportunity to set them on the path to victory.
“Something we’ve got to get better at is recognising the key moments in games and forcing it a little bit more,” Root said after England had lost by 157 runs at the Oval. “We didn’t quite manage to do it this time. You look at that spell by Bumrah: he recognised a key moment in the game and turned it on its head this afternoon, and we’ve got to make sure we do that as well. It was a wonderful spell that really turned the game – they got the ball reversing nicely and they really took advantage of it.”