Poor fielding:
India has dropped around 40 catches so far in the series. If these catches were taken by the Indian fielders the end result could have ended in favour of India's way This will not be acceptable even at school level cricket.
India is still searching for the specialist slip fielders after the likes of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman left the game. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja are not able to gauge the ball after it takes the outside edge of the batsmen willow. Jadeja dropping English skipper Cook on 13 of the delivery of Pankaj Singh proved so costly that it helped Cook to return to form which was an important factor for England's victory at Southampton.