India, July 19 -- It was a story of close-but-not-quite for India during the Lord's Test match, as a heroic rearguard effort from Ravindra Jadeja and the bowlers couldn't undo a middle-order collapse that allowed England to take a 2-1 series lead. Set 193 runs to chase in London to win, India had all the momentum, but some poor cricket either side of the stumps on Day 4 meant an achievable chase was incomplete as England won by 22 runs.

India would have loved to have the services of Virat Kohli in such a situation, given his record in anchoring chases, particularly gettable ones such as this, without much fuss. While the Indian great announced his retirement prior to this tour, this was the first match where the men in blue truly might h...