It was a beautiful, sunny second day in Dharamsala. So beautiful and sunny, in fact, that the travelling England supporters could have been forgiven for choosing to potter around the winding streets of McLeod Ganj, maybe walk to the Bhagsunag waterfall, or to hike up to the temple near Dharamkot, where the pine trees are draped with Tibetan flags.
Still, there may well be some spare time at the end of this fifth Test, India having served up three further sessions of punishment to bring a quick victory and a 4-1 series win into view. At stumps, having underlined the ease of the surface England squandered 24 hours earlier, the hosts closed on 473 for eight, an ominous 255 runs ahead.
