England’s top-order all at sea as Curran comes to the rescue

By Chris Stocks at Southampton
SAM CURRANwas once again forced to bail England out after yet another spectacular collapse left Joe Root’s team fighting to save this pivotal fourth Test against India at the Ageas Bowl.
Curran was dropped for last week’s defeat at Trent Bridge that saw England’s series lead cut to 2-1 with two Tests to play.
But the 20-year-old’s fighting half-century, brought up with a six off Ravichandran Ashwin, was the one saving grace of a pitiful batting display that saw the top t...