How much conditions matter was amply on view in the two T20I matches between India and England. It was to India's taste at Manchester and to the home team's liking in Cardiff, with the result the teams are deadlocked at one game apiece, leading to today's decider at Brightside Ground.

Much has been said about how well the England batsmen handled chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav on a small Sophia Gardens ground, after being bamboozled by him in Manchester. But the fact remains that the conditions were too much against the Kanpur lad. The small straight boundaries, especially at River End, were a big disadvantage to him and the England batsmen made the most of it.