England 'Outplayed' By India But Still Have Hope: Root

England were "outplayed" by India in the second Test but can still win the crucial series, captain Joe Root said Tuesday. England's run of six straight wins in foreign Tests came to a crashing hal

The series will decide who will meet New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Lord's in June. England needs to win the series 3-1 while a 2-1 win would be enough for India. Australia, who have no games left, could also sneak through depending on the results.

Root said qualifying for the WTC final would be a tough ask as the process had been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

"It is a very tricky thing," said Root. "We will have played more Test cricket than any other side in the competition. Probably more games away from home as well. Is that a disadvantage or not?"

The England captain added: "All we can do as players and as an England team is try to win as many games as we can to give ourselves the best chance."