Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Debacle at Lord’s” (August 14). The Indian cricket team’s surrender in the first two Tests, especially at the Lord’s, is worrying. There can be no doubt that there was a lack of fight. The absence of an aggressive opener who could have destroyed the line and length of Anderson and company was felt heavily.
It is, however, encouraging that upset with the debacle, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has raised some pertinent questions with the Shastri-Kohli duo. They need to answer why there were no practice matches before the Tests began.