That Oval pitch offered very little for the seamers, and only a bit of rough for Ravindra Jadeja's left-arm spin. And when he took the second new ball after tea, it produced a wicket straightaway, with Umesh Yadav getting Craig Overton. Kohli also used Jadeja cleverly – in a way that Root failed to do with Moeen Ali on the fourth day. By ignoring Moeen, Root ended up bowling his seamers into the ground, with possible consequences for the fifth Test at Old Trafford. But there are times when you have to give credit to the opposition, and to the bowling of Bumrah in particular.

Source: Daily Mail September 06, 2021 17:47 UTC