Before England's series in India began, I did not see anyone predict that they would win it.
Most thought that India would dominate - some to the tune of a 5-0 whitewash - and that England would lose. Nothing I have seen over the course of the first four Tests has made me think any differently.
Some will want to make knee-jerk reactions in the wake of the latest defeat, an innings-and-36-run thrashing in the fourth Test, but an honest assessment is that England have lost a series they were expected to lose.
Still, that does not excuse the disappointing parts of the defeat in Mumbai.
Because England do not play in these conditions often, you want to see them learning and improving, because there is no point coming here if your game does not get better.
In this fourth Test, England repeated the same mistakes that cost them earlier in the series, failing to make the sort of first-innings score that would put India under pressure through a catalogue of poor shots.
Most thought that India would dominate - some to the tune of a 5-0 whitewash - and that England would lose. Nothing I have seen over the course of the first four Tests has made me think any differently.
Some will want to make knee-jerk reactions in the wake of the latest defeat, an innings-and-36-run thrashing in the fourth Test, but an honest assessment is that England have lost a series they were expected to lose.
Still, that does not excuse the disappointing parts of the defeat in Mumbai.
Because England do not play in these conditions often, you want to see them learning and improving, because there is no point coming here if your game does not get better.
In this fourth Test, England repeated the same mistakes that cost them earlier in the series, failing to make the sort of first-innings score that would put India under pressure through a catalogue of poor shots.