He faced sharp criticism for his wicket-keeping skills in adverse English conditions but Pant more than made up for it in Australia.

The fact that the Test series in England came after three limited overs series in the UK, made preparation a tad bit tougher for Kuldeep.

Although Virat Kohli and Co won the T20s they lost the ODI and Test series, that raised a lot of questions over the team’s preparations.

Dhawan, whose place in the Test team is under threat for the home series against the West Indies, seemed unfazed about a possible axe.

The most recent 1-4 series loss in England was India's third in a row with batsmen letting the team down innings after innings.

There had been a lot of criticism of team's performance but Shastri remained unperturbed.

At the series-concluding press conference, skipper Virat Kohli was at the receiving end of many tough questions from the media.

Anderson went past McGrath's tally of 563 wickets when he knocked out Mohammed Shami's middle stump in the second innings.

England won the fifth Test by 118 runs on Tuesday which meant that they sealed the series 4-1.

India suffered a 118-run defeat against England in the fifth and final Test, with the hosts officially sealing the series 4-1.

Twitterati singled out Ravi Shastri in their criticism as India slumped to another consecutive Test series defeat on the trot.

The final scoreline was harsh on India who played a full part in an unpredictable series full of twists and turns.

England captain Joe Root admitted it was a tough series and said India played some exceptional cricket.

The 36-year-old Anderson, in his 143rd Test, snapped the record he briefly shared with Australia's Glenn McGrath.

Score, India 345 all out, Bumrah 0*, Shami 0; Broad 1/43, Anderson 3/45, Adil Rashid 2/63.

After overcoming inconsistency and personal problems later on, Shami has bowled nicely in the ongoing series against England.

Alastair Cook decided to save the best for last, and boy, it turned out to be a fairytale.

Many Indian fans fumed at his Twitter post and once again took an opportunity to troll the Sri Lankan.

The 33-year-old opener reached the landmark in unusual fashion on the 4th day of the fifth Test.

Score, India 58-3 (2nd inns, need 406 more runs to win), Ajinkya Rahane 10*, KL Rahul 46*; James Anderson 2/23, Stuart Broad 1/17.