6 reasons behind India’s humiliating defeat at Lord’s

2. England's luck with the toss

Toss proved to be crucial

When play eventually started on the second day morning, the overcast conditions and the dampness in the pitch were perfectly suited for bowling first and Joe Root's luck with the toss continued. The moment India lost the toss and were asked to bat first on such trying conditions, they were forced to play the catch-up game from the very beginning. The general consensus was that no other team in the world could have fared any better than India on that eventful second day against Anderson and company.