The scars are clearly still there and England .

 To be bounced out by an Indian pace bowler in English conditions is a sorry state of affairs.alexander hera價錢

You have to doff your cap to Ishant Sharma for the way he bowled, with a great deal of hostility and exactly the right line.

But you really do have to wonder what on earth was going on in the minds of the England batsmen as they planted pull shot after pull shot straight into the hands of fielders who had been pushed back to take those catches.

You might get away with taking it on once or twice, but no more.

I can only conclude that England are still suffering from the legacy of Mitchell Johnson and the way he roughed up the lower order and tail during the 5-0 Ashes whitewash down under.

The scars are clearly still there and England can expect to receive plenty more short stuff in the remainder of the series.
England captain Alastair Cook (right) with India captain Mahendra Dohni (left) and bowler Ishant Sharma

Alastair Cook (right) averaged 58 the last time India toured England and 80 on England's last tour of India. His current series average is 12

In the course of that crazy hour after lunch, England delivered the game to India and there are simply no excuses for a performance like that.

England's dismal displays this summer have inevitably led to calls for captain Alastair Cook to resign, but I am not surprised he is staying on.史雲遜 收費

He is utterly determined to turn this around and you have to admire his attitude. Others might have given up by now, but he has this very steely core and simply refuses to give in.

Cook might take a different view if he could look around the dressing-room and see someone who could step in right now and take England forward, someone in good form who is content with own game. But there isn't anybody.

Cook clearly views himself as the only leadership candidate at the moment and it is hard to disagree with him.

You can't just cast around blindly and bring anybody in the hope that fortunes turn. It has to be someone who can do the job.

Joe Root is a future candidate but at the moment he's a relatively immature, inexperienced individual who has to learn the game.

Michael Vaughan has put forward Eoin Morgan's name, but he has only played 16 Test matches and averages 30. We don't want to go back to the days of having a captain who is always having to justify his position as a player.

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