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Dhoni & Co lose match, series, ranking and face Birmingham, August 13
England will now look for series clean sweep when they travel to London for the fourth Test beginning at the Oval from August 18. After conceding a mammoth first innings lead of 486 runs, the Indians had to bat out of their skins to save the game but the famed batting line-up fell like a pack of cards yet again to give the hosts their second successive victory within four days. Fast bowler James Anderson claimed four for 85 as India were dismissed for 244 after lunch on the fourth day at Edgbaston, giving the home team a 3-0 lead in the four-match series. India's batsmen capitulated for the third successive match against England's penetrative attack. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was India's top scorer for the second time in the Test, with 74 not out, but the game was over when S Sreesanth edged Tim Bresnan to Kevin Pietersen in the gully. "There's not many bowling units better than ours in the world," said England captain Andrew Strauss at the presentation ceremony. "It's been a goal of ours to reach the top of the rankings for a long time. It's a great testament to everyone involved in the England set up and fills me with a lot of pride." England's series victory takes them top of the test rankings ahead of South Africa and previous leaders India. Alastair Cook's career-best 294 laid the foundations on Friday when England racked up a massive 710 for seven declared in reply to India's first innings 224. — Reuters
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India's nearly 20 months reign as the number one ranked Test team could not have ended in a more shambolic manner as they folded up for a paltry 244 in the second innings with an entire day to spare in what has turned out to be one of their worst overseas tours in recent history. India had ascended to the top of the Test ranking table in December 2009 after beating Sri Lanka 2-0 in the three-match series at home.