England vs India 2018: 5 reasons why India lost the second ODI

India's lack of depth in the pace attack

Kaul hasn't been able to transform his IPL form into success at the ODI level

It is never easy when you miss two of your front-line pacers ahead of an ODI series against the No.1 ranked ODI side in the world. But even without Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, India should have had enough in the tank to ensure that they weren't so sorely missed.

Umesh Yadav and Siddarth Kaul were brilliant in IPL 2018 but looked non-threatening in the second ODI. Far too often, they followed up good balls with hit-me deliveries that released the pressure. And to make matters worse, England went after Hardik Pandya and he couldn't do much about it.

As a result, none of India's seam attack went for less than 6 rpo and Kaul didn't even finish his quota of 10 overs. In 28 overs, the trio of Pandya, Umesh, and Kaul went for 192 runs while picking up just two wickets.

They failed to pick up early wickets and didn't nail their lengths at the death. This is a big concern for India, who were supposed to have good depth in their pace attack. The drop-off in standards will be something that doesn't sit well with Kohli.