ENG vs IND: All Is Not Lost For England Says Michael Atherton

Former England captain Michael Atherton has put the onus on Joe Root and James Anderson to carry the injury-stricken host team through in the ongoing Test series against India. India have dominated th

"The ferocity of their play, their will to win, and their skill to carry them through difficult moments, should have removed any doubts about how the Nottingham Test would have finished but for rain. To all intent and purposes, India should be 2-0 up," he wrote further.

"Although home sensibilities will focus, inevitably, on England's final day performance on Monday, which was by far unintelligent and then limp, it was India who left an indelible impression," Atherton added.

He praised England for the fight despite depleted resources but said there is not much that can be done. "In short term, given the injuries and lack of domestic first-class cricket to provide alternatives, there is not a great deal to be done," he said.