Now that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Indian team has broken its winless 15-Test streak overseas by beating England at Lord’s, the players must realise that they are in prime position to adopt a ruthless approach in the third Test at Cardiff from Sunday.

England appear in total disarray right from the top with skipper Alastair Cook facing the biggest crisis of his cricketing career. His highest score in nine innings is 28 and England’s best batsman, Ian Bell, hasn’t got a big score in the series.