If there is a silver lining coming out of England's dismal showing it is the performances of Hartley & Bashir. These are two young, virtually unheard of spinners who have taken the bulk of England's wickets at a cost that is by no means shameful. I wonder how much their performances owe to England's spin bowling coach: one Jeetan Patel.

Looking forward to the summer, it seems that both Somerset and Lancashire may have one too many spin bowlers in their squads. Might it strengthen our squad if we offered to take one of these guys on loan?

The way England went about things this morning they couldnt wait to get home. Together with many of the Indian stars not wanting to play at so called “out grounds”, doesn’t bode well for test cricket!