6 questions Indian fans need to ask Ravi Shastri 

#3 Were there any plans in place to prevent the opposition's tail from wagging?

At Edgbaston, India allowed England to reach a total of 246 from 87-7. In Southampton, England got to 246 after finding themselves reeling at 86-6. At Oval, England made 332 after losing their 7th wicket at the score of 181. Let us not forget Chris Woakes scoring his maiden test century at Lord's. England's lower order caused India problems almost every time in this series and the difference between the two sides in the series.

This problem is nothing new to Indian cricket. However, this series saw it being escalated more than ever before. Despite their wonderful performances all through the series, the bowlers struggled to dismiss the tail soon enough. Something like this occurring once or twice is understandable but when it happens so regularly. it is a cause of worry. When the issue crops up so many times, it is clear the problem is not just mental but also tactical.

That begs the question, did the team management work on strategies to counter the lower order onslaught? Were their plans in place against the likes of Sam Curran and others? Was there any discussions held with the bowlers and the captain on what they were doing wrong.

The cricket world saw the same mistakes being repeated. The bowlers kept bowling the wrong lines and the captain kept spreading the field as soon as someone started to attack. Not to forget Kohli not giving Ravichandran Ashwin the ball for more than an hour of Sam Curran's knock in the first test. How tough was it for the dressing room to send a message on the field. This only speaks of a failure of the coach in addressing the problems.