Just like in South Africa, Kohli’s men were not able to summon their best under pressure
India returned from South Africa early this year with the feeling that it had come tantalisingly close to a series victory.
The margins of defeat in the first two Tests had not been big, but more notable was the sense that there had been moments in those matches when India had had more than a foot in the door.
What-ifs
Virat Kohli's men will head into the fifth Test at the Oval with the same sense of disappointment, the same regrets, the same what-ifs.
But there is also something to be said for performing under pressure, for seizing the smallest opportunities, for being ruthless: it is what separates great teams from good ones.
It is where India has failed.
At Edgbaston, England was 87 for seven in the second innings, leading by only 100 runs. But Sam Curran smashed the ball around, and the home side wriggled out of a tight spot.
At the Ageas Bowl, England was 86 for six in the first innings; Curran intervened again. And when India, in reply, seemed set for a healthy lead at 142 for two, there was a batting collapse.
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