We could not maintain intensity with bowling, could not bat well: Dravid

Following his sides sevenwicket defeat to England in the fifth Test Indian head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that the team could not seize its opportunities fully and maintain intensity in bowlingHe also said the team could not bat well in the second inningsA 269run partnership between Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow helped England create history with the side completing their highest successful run chase ever in the longest format of the game with a sevenwicket win over India in the fifth and final Test of the series at Edgbaston in BirminghamThey were able to successfully chase down the target of 378 runs set by India This win comes after England was bundled out for 284 in their first innings trailing by 132 runs after India posted 416 in the first innings India was bundled out for 245 in the third innings of the match setting a target of 378 for England to winWith this England has levelled the series 22 denying India their first series win on English soil since 2007 They have also completed the most successful run chase at Edgbaston India has also been handed over their first Test loss while defending a total of 350 or moreI would definitely say that we controlled the game for three days But we could not bat well yesterday and could not maintain that same intensity in bowling as well Credit to them England they played well The partnership was really good between Root and Bairstow We got one or two chances but we could not capitalise on it said Dravid during a press conference following the matchAlso see Photos Joe Root Jonny Bairstow thrash India to level seriesThe head coach admitted that his side needs to work on batting better in the third innings and taking all wickets in the fourth innings of the gameIt has been disappointing that we had a couple of opportunities here and in South Africa as well It could be a variety of factors Maybe we just need to maintain that intensity performance and fitness throughout a Test match We have been good over the last few years in taking those wickets and winning games but have not been able to do so in the last few months he addedDravid said a side learns something after every match and they will try to learn from their mistakes once team gets another chance to play in overseas conditionsOn whether the team missed a second spinner on the final day Dravid said that the wicket did not spin enough on the final day though he admitted that it is not easy to leave someone like Ravichandran Ashwin out of a TestWe could have bowled better hit better areas in the final innings When we saw the wicket on Day one it had an even covering of grass and we thought that there was enough in it for fast bowlers The wicket did not break up or spin as much as we expected on the final day he addedDravid lauded Englands more aggressive brand of cricket that they have played since the recentlyconcluded series against New ZealandThe head coach lauded wicketkeeperbatter Rishabh Pants batting and said that everyone needs to accept the way he playsEven though he increases everyones heart rate with his shots sometimes we have got used to it In Cape Town his century was brilliant He has been batting well in Tests His way of playing can turn a Test around he did it in South Africa and he did it here too He does not play wildly but rather watches the ball and attacks when he gets a right bowler to attack he addedComing to the match England started off things on the final day at 2593 with Joe Root 76 and Jonny Bairstow 72The duos strokeplay and determination did not change on the final day as they continued punishing the Indian bowlers from the start They completed their 200run and 250run partnership without breaking a sweat Bairstow and Root continued their purple patch with the bat reaching their 12th and 28th Test tons respectively It was Root who hit Jadeja for the winning single in the 78th over of the gameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever