London: Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said continuous failure affected the confidence of their top-order as they could not absorb the pressure but at the same time blamed lack of experience for India's meek 1-3 surrender in the series, which concluded here yesterday.

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England's James Anderson wins a leg before wicket verdict against India opener Murali Vijay during Day Three of the Oval Test yesterday. Pic/Getty Images