I think I understand the pain and frustration of a few here.
When India lost that close match at Lords, and then proceeded to be 1/2 in the third innings at Old Trafford, everyone and their abbu here would have started distributing mithais for an
inevitable 4-1 series defeat for India but that couldn't transpire as India held onto a draw against all odds.
And then when Root and Brook were batting in the last innings at the Oval, once again mithais were distributed to prematurely celebrate an Indian series defeat but that too ended up in a heartbreak and tears and India ended up drawing the series.
Now that there's no more hope , the last resort and coping mechanisms are -
"England are treating this as Ashes net practice

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"England were playing with C team and 10 men

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"But but Bumrah did not win you games it was muh musalmaan siraj

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Second hand embarassment and outright cringe lol..