India vs England: Young squad shines after dramatic England Test series

The India-England test series has been called the greatest in recent years.

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It was an epic contest, each of the five Tests going into the final day, four in fact into the final session, providing some of the best individual and collective performances the five-day format has seen in recent years.

The scoreline scoffed at projections made by former cricketers and pundits before the series, a majority of whom had predicted an easy win - if not a clean sweep - for England.

Setting aside England's home advantage, experts argued India's pre-series struggles made them easy targets - and with good reason.

Whitewashed 0-3 at home by New Zealand, followed by a 3-1 drubbing by Australia down under in two preceding series, India looked vulnerable and wobbly.