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Joe Root spoke of his frustration after England suffered a 157-run thrashing by India to go 2-1 down ahead of Friday’s fifth and final Test in Manchester.
Set what would have been a record 368 for victory, the hosts were knocked over for 210 on the last day in south London, with Indian captain Virat Kohli repeatedly taunting the home crowd as all 10 wickets crumbled for 110.
Openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed each made a half-century, but of the rest only Root passed 20 – before he was bowled for the second time in the game by Shardul Thakur.
Joe Root's England side were downed by India on the final day of the fourth Test
‘It’s disappointing and frustrating, especially turning up with the opportunity to go and win a Test match,’ said the England captain. ‘To be bowled out is hard to take. But we’ll look at how we responded from Lord’s and the performance we put in at Headingley. We’re going to look to do exactly the same at Old Trafford.’
After an error-strewn performance by England, in which they had India 127 for seven on
