Another punishing England tour of India approaches the end, the scorelines ugly, the tight moments spurned by the visitors. With one match left to play on Wednesday, Jos Buttler’s team have six defeats and one victory. Should they endure a one‑day international series whitewash, it won’t be off‑Broadway: the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with its six‑figure capacity, awaits.
A year ago it was the Test side that tumbled to a 4-1 defeat. That tour began with a famous victory in Hyderabad and a tasty fifth-Test decider was in the offing when England took a first-innings lead in the fourth. Then came the contractually obligated collapse to spin before an innings defeat in the final Test.
