England just won't let go of the Pataudi Trophy. India's only silver lining in this contest was witnessed when Rahul Dravid's men won the first of the four editions in 2007, while the great Indian captain was living. For the third consecutive time, an India Test tour of England ended with a comprehensive triumph for the hosts. It's pretty established now that India's No. 1 hurdle is England who have won four of their last five Test series against India.

Considering India's recent dominance at home and the manner in which the team came back to win the dead rubber against South Africa in Johannesburg earlier in the year, much was expected from Virat Kohli's men. Maybe not a series win, but a closely-fought series, which would have seen an array of batting and bowling skills of a fine young team. We didn't see an abundance of that.