Nature of England’s third Test defeat surely spells end for Bazball rhetoric

Ollie Pope leaves the field after losing his wicket on the fourth day of the third Test against India. Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP

Yashasvi Jaiswal hits his 12th six into the bleachers in Rajkot on the way to a majestic and punishing double century. “Pah, merely a flesh wound!”

Jimmy Anderson, your 41‑year‑old seamer who detests going for boundaries and prides himself on parsimonious economy rates, is smeared for 78 runs in 13 bone‑grinding overs in the afternoon sun. “Tis but a scratch!”