Has the failure of Indian batsmen camouflaged the failure of the bowlers to wrap up the Tail?

4. Consequences of the contribution from the tail

Curran has been contributing handsomely in the series

1. When the England tail wagged, it allowed the momentum to shift in favour of England.

2. After their fruitful time in the middle as batsmen, the England bowlers were nicely warmed up and brimming up with confidence to execute their main task.

3. The Indian batsmen, especially the openers, were made to go through long periods of anxiety before the England tail was finally polished off. This has affected their performance while batting.

4. By staying at the wicket, runs keep flowing not necessarily from the bat, but in the form of byes too. The bowlers, in their frustration, would try to bounce the tailenders out and in that process tend to spray the ball all over the place.