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

India's middle-order problem

Rahul hasn't really looked at home at the No.4 spot

The openers both missing out happens sometimes. After all, not everyone can be on song, every day. Virat Kohli should have the luxury of not scoring a fifty in a run chase because he is human after all. But when both happen in the same game, India need their middle-order to step up. But that just didn't happen at Lord's.

KL Rahul, who is still getting used to the No.4 role got out for a second-ball duck. Suresh Raina was just four shy of his fifty but he was a long way away from his usual self. When your No.4 and No.5 don't click and you don't really have anyone to rely on with the bat after No.7, you cannot expect your Dhoni to come in at No.6 and take the side home.

Sure, he played an uncharacteristically slow knock but the problem wasn't him but what happened before him. After Pandya was dismissed, he was left with the bowlers and you can't really chase 132 runs in 11 overs if that is the case.

The No.4 slot is still an issue and that is something India must fix while also answer the question of whether Raina will be the No.5 at next year's World Cup and whether it might be time to move Dhoni to No.4 and try Dinesh Karthik at No.6.