We review the third Test of the England v India series - which England won by an innings and 76 runs.

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Talking Points

• India's choice of five bowlers - choosing competitiveness over respectability
• The first morning - when India were bowled out for 78
• James Anderson and the mastery with which he varies his length
• How badly did India really bat on the first morning?
• Joe Root's 'classical' style of getting beside the line of the ball
• What does one mean when one says a batsman has extra time to play his shots
• Dawid Malan cementing his spot
• The Ashwin question
• Is Rishabh Pant better off at No. 6 or 7?
• Cheteshwar Pujara and the need to factor in expectations
• What connects Virat Kohli and Ricky Ponting?

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Related:

• At Headingley, India were undone by a master of his craft - Ian Chappell - ESPNcricinfo
• Are Kohli and Pujara in slumps? Let's look at what the control data says - Kartikeya Date - ESPNcricinfo
• Welcome addiction - Mukul Kesavan - The Telegraph
• The master and his apprentice - Rob Johnston - Cricbuzz.com
• Uninventing Virat Kohli - Ben Jones - cricviz.com
• India ride on awesome foursome: England v India, Lord's Test review - 81allout podcast