JOE Root warned England must find a way to cope with “world-class” Jasprit Bumrah at Old Trafford if they are to recover from a 157-run defeat to India in the fourth Test at The Kia Oval.

Bumrah took just two of the 10 wickets to fall on the final day as England progressed their overnight 77-0 to 100-0 before folding to 210 all out in pursuit of what would have been a record 368.

But Root pinpointed the fast bowler’s post-lunch spell of 6-3-6-2, during which he rearranged the stumps of both Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow, as the “turning point” of a game in which all three results appeared possible when Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed brought up a century stand on the fifth morning.

And managing Bumrah’s 90mph bursts of reverse swing will be a priority when the final Test begins on Friday, with England 2-1 behind and needing a victory to avoid a second series defeat to Virat Kohli’s side in 2021.

Root said: “It’s frustrating not to be able to get something from the game today. We turned up this morning and really felt we had an opportunity to win the Test match – especially with that opening partnership, which was outstanding.

“Credit to India, they got the ball to reverse and they really made good use of that. It was a brilliant spell of bowling from Bumrah and that really was the turning point in the game.

“I think you’ve always got to find ways of getting better and managing different periods of play – absolutely – but at the same time you’ve got to be realistic about things and understand that was world-class bowling.

“He saw an opportunity in the game and performed extremely well. Sometimes you’ve got to find a way of managing through that period. There’s a chance there might be some reverse swing at Old Trafford – we’ll have to make sure we manage it better if we come across a similar situation.”(Sky Sports)