Joe Root: England must take India humiliation ‘on the chin’

England must take their Test mauling by India “on the chin” and not just blame the conditions, according to captain Joe Root.

According to AFP, Root also staunchly defended the rotation policy that has seen mass team changes between the six Tests in Sri Lanka and India.

After seeing his side go down by an innings and 25 runs in Ahmedabad on Saturday, the England skipper admitted this players had been “outplayed” by India who won the series 3-1.

India “performed very well, they exploited the surface very well, they showed us how to bat on that wicket. And similarly today with the ball they were excellent,” he said.

Root said there had been times in the games when the two sides had been “at parity” but India better “exploited” the crumbling pitches that became a spinners’ paradise.

“Their experience of these conditions as a whole probably just outweighed us and was a big difference in this series.”