The first ODI at Bristol being washed away by the rain would have further demoralised the side which went through convulsions both on-and-off the field in the last couple of months.
Ravindra Jadeja who was scrutinized as a player and a person during the test series after an ugly spat with James Anderson in first test was also looking good in blues as a 10 over spinner with 4 wickets for 28 runs in 7 overs. After the way he bowled in five tests where he was struggling, we finally get to see “Sir” Ravindra Jadeja.