It took the home side all of 84 minutes on the third morning of the opening Test to run through India’s batting, bowling them out for 327 in their first innings. India’s lost seven wickets for 55 runs, having resumed on their robust first day score of 272/3.
Such a passage of bowling usually pegs a visiting team back severely, particularly when the tormentors are the opposing quicks who are operating in seaming conditions. One must also consider that India began the series with the disadvantage of not having played a tour game.