Oval : England white washed the Series on a dramatic final day at the Oval as India collapsed during the afternoon session. Although Sachin Tendulkar and Amit Mishra added 144 for the fourth wicket, but once Swann made the breakthrough the rest of India's resistance crumbled. The innings folded within 15 overs with England winning by an innings and eight runs to gave humilation defeat to India.
Although India had managed their first wicketless session of the series which was overshadowed by the progress of Tendulkar towards the century that would have completed his 100th international hundred - the landmark that has been awaited by world throughout the series but It continued to prove elusive and far away as he once again became ninth time the victum of nervous nintees in his test carrier.
Greame Swann took 6 for 106 Runs which is his first against India and the 11th in his career. He also went past 150 Test wickets, and is fourth among England spinners, after Derek Underwood, Jim Laker and Tony Lock
England victory by the margin of 4-0 or greater is the only seventh time in their Test history.
It was India's 11th innings defeat against England, and the third time they've lost at least two Tests against them in a series by an innings.
England averaged 59.76 runs per wicket, and lost 47 wickets in the series; India averaged 25.55, and lost 80.
Indian were defeated in any series sixth time by such a margin, last one was in Australia in 1991-92.
Scores
Toss England, who chose to bat
England 591/6d
India 300 & 283 after Follow on (91.0 ov)
Player of the match IR Bell (England)
Players of the series SCJ Broad (England) and R Dravid (India)
Result: England won the 4-match series 4-0
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