On the fourth day, when England began at 316 for 6, they should not have been allowed to get to 420. Not by a spin trio that knows what to do in these conditions and has executed plans to perfection time and again. Set a target of 231, even on a pitch that aided spin, India’s batsmen should not have allowed Hartley, a debutant with only one five-wicket haul in first class cricket, to have such a major say in reducing them to 119 for 7.
