Michael Holding should know a thing or two about big scorelines, considering he was part of a West Indies team that dished out a hiding to many teams. He can relate to highly competitive series, having been part of several contests where the opposition offered a measure of fight before ultimately succumbing to West Indies's superiority.

Michael Holding, 64, who was part of the Sky Sports commentary team for the recently concluded Pataudi Trophy series between England and India, agreed with India skipper Virat Kohli, who said at the Oval on Tuesday that the 4-1 scoreline did not reflect the kind of competitiveness displayed by both teams. What Kohli was probably trying to stress was that India were not a 1-4 side.