The danger for India this summer is that they may now have swallowed the Australian way. And if the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is played with that mindset, it will return to the ugliness that us junior coaches are trying so hard to stamp out.

Virat Kohli's genius can sometimes be dulled by the dark clouds that furrow his brow. In England recently, he looked like an angry man, prowling, growling and looking for a fight. If he confuses that with his batting skill, he is underselling himself. The results speak for themselves — for all India's bristling aggression, it still comes down to playing more skilful cricket in foreign conditions.