England’s vice-captain Joe Root thrived on fine batting conditions At Saurashtra CA Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. Pic/Getty images

At the end of Day Three of the Test match there seems to be a ‘no win, no loss’ situation. Winning the toss and capitaising on dropped chances, England have been able to build self confidence that they are playing on a pitch that I dare say they wouldn’t have expected in India. Rajkot has always been a batsman’s haven.