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In a game where they seemingly had control for most of the match, India succumbed to a seven-wicket defeat, as England chased down a mammoth 378-run total with Joe Root and Johnny Bairstow scoring centuries in the fourth innings. Despite a Bairstow century in England's first innings, India had a 130-run lead before starting its second innings. Despite early wickets, India had the clear upper hand when they were 153-3 at the early stages of Day 4. However, a batting collapse filled with soft dismissals meant India was all-out for 245 in its second innings. 378 was still a massive total. However, all the bowlers, except Bumrah, would go wicketless, as England would complete a great chase.
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Asked about the omission of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and inclusion of Shardul Thakur in the playing XI, Dravid said: "It's easy in hindsight. It's not easy to leave out someone like Ash [Ashwin]. But, the wicket had an even layer of grass on the first day. The wicket then did not break up as much as we expected."
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About Rishabh Pant, who got a hundred in the first innings and a half-century in the second, Dravid said: "He's playing very well. Sometimes he makes people's heart rates go up. We have to accept that a little bit."