Is it time to start worrying about India's bowling?
The Edgbaston result was down to poor Indian batting in their second innings, and the Root-Bairstow show, says Wasim Jaffer
01/07Result
5th Test, India tour of England at Birmingham, Jul 1-5 2022
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![India]( "India")
416 & 245 -
![England]( "England")
284 & 378/3 (76.4 ov)
Player of the Match
01/07Result
5th Test, India tour of England at Birmingham, Jul 1-5 2022
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![India]( "India")
416 & 245 -
![England]( "England")
284 & 378/3 (76.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Giles: 'Players have gotten smarter around balls being changed frequently'
Giles and Jaffer feel teams use premature softening of Duke's balls as a ploy to get them changed
Giles: 'Haven't seen Bairstow so composed mentally or technically'
Ashley Giles is effusive in praise for Jonny Bairstow's incredible run of form
Is Bazball the way to go in Test cricket?
With more white-ball cricket than red-ball cricket all around, most players already have those skills, says Ashley Giles
Could India have done anything to stop England?
Wasim Jaffer and Ashley Giles ponder the question on everyone's minds
Have India made the right use of Jadeja the bowler?
Ashley Giles and Wasim Jaffer on the allrounder's role in the upcoming sessions at Edgbaston
#PoliteEnquiries: Is Kohli allowed to sledge Bairstow?
Osman Samiuddin and Vithushan Ehantharajah take your questions after day 3 at Edgbaston.
Dravid: 'We accept Pant will play shots he can't'
India's coach says Pant's game-changing ability gives him licence to play positive cricket
Vikram Rathour - 'Batters didn't execute shots well enough'
The India batting coach however hopes the team can still claw their way back in the Test
Siraj - 'Our only plan was to hit consistently in one area'
The India bowler on handling the attacking approach led by Bairstow and co in England first innings and on the 300-plus target
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBrendon McCullum: 'I don't really like that silly term Bazball'
England head coach says there's more nuance to new style than meets the eye
India's fourth-innings fumble: What has gone wrong?
They have now failed to defend targets in three successive overseas Tests, but is it just an India thing?
Root reinvents himself while maintaining trademark style
The new regime and not being captain anymore has brought him liberation and, perhaps, self-discovery
'We fell short with the bat' - Jasprit Bumrah on where the Test got away from India
"We were even going ahead in the game, but they kept on fighting, and they played better than us in the second innings"
No stopping Root and Bairstow as 'new' England make it 2-2
Both batters hit centuries as hosts complete 378-run chase at a scoring rate of almost five
