Not very proud of the way we played: Kohli

After an innings and 159 runs defeat against England in the Lord’s Test. Indian skipper Virat Kohli expressed his frustation for the poor performance of the side.

Kohli, who himself failed to produce Edgbaston like display here at Lord’s however credits England for their clinical display during the second Test.

“Not very proud of the way we played to be honest. Credit to England. They were clinical. When a team plays like that they deserve to be on the winning side.”

Talking about extra swing generated by English pacers during the second day which resulted in India’s collapse.

Indian skipper says, “ Can't really think about those things. You have to counter the conditions as and when they come to you. Sometimes the rub of the green will go your way too. Won't sit around and say that we didn't have the best of conditions.”

He also credirs English bowlers to make best use of the situations that give the home side an advantage in five-match series.

“ Their bowlers were relentless with the ball. Looking at things now, the weather was so unpredictable, I think we got the combination a bit off. “

And about his injury that forced him to come down and bat bat at number five. Virat says, “Lower back issue coming up again and again. Confident I'll be fine in five days time.

‘No help for us’

The lack of assistance for bowlers during the post-lunch session on the third day was a major reason for England's complete control over India in the second Test, feels all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

It was a 189-run sixth wicket stand between Chris Woakes (120 batting) and Jonny Bairstow (93) that has virtually killed the contest. India will now need a miracle to make a comeback.

"Nothing happened (after lunch). That was the problem. As a bowling unit, we tried but all of a sudden the ball stopped swinging and they - Woakes and (Jonny) Bairstow - took the game away," Pandya reasoned after the end of third day's play.

"It happens - I've seen in Tests. You get four or five wickets quickly and then you get one partnership. Even with our batting line-up, it has happened many times. It's just a part of the game," Pandya said.

India started playing a catch-up game only having scored a paltry 107 in their first innings in bowling friendly conditions.

But Pandya believes that even England would have struggled in those conditions.

"Any team would have got the same score which we got because playing in those conditions (was tough), a little drizzle was there, and wicket got a little wet as well.

"Today the conditions were different. When we bowled today, there was proper sunlight. The wicket was the ideal one, which we would have expected on the first day. But because of the conditions, the pitch started doing a lot."