'Let's take a risk' - Vaughan and Tufnell give their Ashes squad predictions
Seven runs stood between England and a series victory over India.
Six, really. One sweet connection from Gus Atkinson could have brought the scores level in the final Test. A tie would have been good enough for England.
When the margin is so narrow, what can be learned? Take your catches, don't throw your wicket away after you've made a hundred, try not lose one of your bowlers to a dislocated shoulder. Hardly writing a new coaching manual, is it?
Above all, the nipper at The Oval reinforced what we knew beforehand.
