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Captain Joe Root is “very confident” England can respond to their fourth-Test defeat by India and draw the series at Emirates Old Trafford.
India, who wrapped up a 157-run victory on the final day at the Kia Oval to take a 2-1 lead, have not won a series in the UK since 2007.
“We’re capable of turning things around very quickly,” said Root.
“We don’t have long to dwell on it. We can get straight back out there at Old Trafford and put some wrongs right.”
The fifth and final Test gets under way on Friday.
England had not lost a home series for seven years until they were beaten 1-0 by New Zealand in June.
Set 368 to win at the Oval or, more realistically, aiming to bat out the final day to secure a draw, England were bowled out for 210 shortly after tea.
Earlier in the series, England suffered a devastating final-day defeat in the second Test at Lord’s, only to bounce back with an innings win in the third Test at Emerald Headingley.
“We’ve got to look at how we responded from Lord’s and the…
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