Tuffers and Vaughan: “This series has just gone up a notch” - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

Mark Chapman, Phil Tufnell and former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace assess where things went wrong for Joe Root’s side on an extraordinary final day against India at Lord’s.

England lost the second Test by 151 runs, despite starting the day strongly. The panel look at why England’s batsmen are continuing to struggle, and how things can be improved for the next Test.

We also hear from Joe Root, who takes responsibility for the defeat and concedes he got his bowling tactics wrong during India’s second innings.


03:00 – Joe Root interview admitting he made tactical mistakes during the game.
11:30 – Discussion on England’s tactics
19:30 – Lack of batting depth and England’s batting issues
25:00 – Look ahead to the Third Test at Headingley

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