‘Failing miserably’: England ‘capitulate’ in Bazball annihilation

England’s Jimmy Anderson made history but his side have been absolutely walloped in brutal fashion, exposing Bazball once again.

Ravichandran Ashwin took a five-wicket haul in his 100th Test as India hammered England by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth match, sealing a 4-1 series domination on Saturday.

England’s James Anderson made history, becoming the first fast bowler and third overall to reach 700 Test wickets early in the day, but the tourists were never in the game as the much-vaunted Bazball fell to pieces.

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Anderson had Kuldeep Yadav caught behind for 30 with the 41-year-old raising the ball to the crowd.

“The hairs on the back of my neck are standing up,” Sir Alastair Cook said on TNT Sports.

But from there, it was all down hill for England.

Ashwin returned figures of 5/77 to bowl England out for 195, completing the monster win inside three days at the picturesque Dharamsala stadium, overlooked by snow-capped Himalayan mountains, after India posted a mammoth 477.

The off-spinner rocked England’s top and middle-order after the tourists began their innings 259 runs behind and lost five wickets for 103 runs by lunch.

“It’s sad the 700th wicket is going to be glossed over by the fact England have batted so poorly in this session,” Cook later said on TNT Sports.

“To lose five wickets is not unforgivable, but it’s poor batting. The end-of-tour-itis I think has definitely reared its head.”

England had one thing to celebrate. Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP

In the age of Bazball, England don’t do anything slowly and gave little fight as the side was bowled out inside 50 overs.

Jonny Bairstow, also in his 100th Test, attempted to take on the spinners and hit Ashwin for three sixes but finally fell lbw to Kuldeep Yadav after his 31-ball 39.

At the stroke of lunch Ashwin bowled skipper Ben Stokes for two, taking down the star all-rounder for the 13th time in Tests.

Joe Root resisted with his 84 off 128 balls, showing his teammates success can be had with traditional cricket but was the last man to go.

Ashwin finished with nine wickets in the match and his 36th five-wicket haul in a career which began in 2011.

After the match, Ashwin said he was “very happy” with his performance.

“Win the Test and take wickets, what more can a bowler ask for?” he said.

India dominated England. Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP

The reaction has been swift for England, who started so well after winning the first Test of the series.

“There are no excuses for the regular whining and moaning [about spinning pitches in India]. England have been beaten fair and square,” Sunil Gavaskar said on Sky Sports.

England legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott said it was “poor batting” and “silly shot selection” that saw England collapse so spectacularly.

“Quite frankly no excuses for England,” he said.

Ex-England skipper Michael Vaughan wrote: “India are so strong at home . With so many players missing they have showcased the strength they have . England haven’t been able to get the tempo right with the Bat in hand . Beaten convincingly by a better team.”

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag posted: “There needs to be a method to madness. England simply didn’t have the game to match and looked clueless particularly after the second test match.

“The captain failing miserably only added to their woes and they simply looked like living in an illusion. For this method to succeed, there needs to be a method to madness, which England severely lacked.”

Bazball didn’t work in India. Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Cricket writer Isabelle Westbury tweeted: “Good to see England’s chaps embracing the philosophy that if you are going to capitulate, you may as well do it in style. No half measures, faithful to the brand. I for one am all for it.”

Although he change his tune too much, even England captain Ben Stokes admitted that his side was schooled by “the better team”.

“I don’t give too much away when the series is going on but now it’s over we are big enough to say we have been outplayed by the better team since winning the first Test,” he said.

“We have got a lot of cricket coming up and taking the positives is something I am excited about. I want to drive this team forward.”

Rohit Sharma (103) and Shubman Gill (110) set up the huge victory on the second day with a 171-run second-wicket stand to put the England bowlers on the back foot.

Rookie batsman Sarfaraz Khan (56) and debutant Devdutt Padikkal (65) also made useful contributions in India’s sole innings in response to England’s 218.

India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 57 and remained the leading batsman in the series with 712 runs, including double centuries in matches two and three.

England won the opener by 28 runs in Hyderabad with their attacking “Bazball” style of play, which came under fire by the critics in the next three losses, after they suffered regular batting flops.