Is this going to be a repeat of 2014 series ?

[kubrickian]

Look at all the similarities:

 

1st test - drawn

2nd test - India won at Lord's. Anderson had a fight with Jadeja

3rd test - India batted first and had a collapse (8/4 at one stage) and bowled out for a low score. Lost

4th test - Lost

5th test - Lost

 

England won series 3-1. 

 

I remember Murali Vijay played well in first 2 tests and then failed in most of the remaining innings and we are seeing something similar in KL Rahul. Kohli had a disastrous run against Anderson which is happening again in this series.

 

I think  generally India is not used to playing 5 match series as they will usually play once every 4 or 5 years and they find it hard to sustain the intensity and quality whereas England is more used to it as they play Ashes regularly which is a 5 match series. This is where England have an advantage.

Edited August 25, 2021 by kubrickian