By Jonathan Agnew BBC cricket correspondent

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England duly wrapped up their well-deserved victory in the afternoon session, but only after India's lower order - led by Ajit Agarkar - had put the feeble efforts of the frontline batsmen into perspective.

There was nothing in the pitch to alarm Agarkar who, with a previous highest score of 41, scored his first Test century.

He and VVS Laxman took their partnership to 126 before Laxman scythed at Simon Jones and was caught at cover point for 74.

Agarkar put India's top order batsmen to shame

It seemed likely that this would open the floodgates but, in fact, the last three wickets added a further 101 runs.

It is worth noting that Andrew Flintoff and Jones appeared to be suffering from injuries.

Flintoff has been troubled with a groin strain for some time, and was used very sparingly by Hussain. Jones has a problem in his lower ribs and the captain was faced with a dilemma.

How could he take the final wickets but not make his bowlers' injuries any worse. The answer was that he kept rotating them in two over spells until, finally, Craig White wrapped it up.

India have a great deal of soul searching to do after this effort. Recent history records that they have not won a series outside of the subcontinent since 1986, and they are now one-nil down in a four match series.

Jones suffered a side strain

Somehow they are going to have to force the pace of the next Test at Trent Bridge, but this will be complicated by England's defensive field and line of attack.

How can India score their runs fast enough to win a Test match, but without falling for the trap that has snared them here?

You can be sure that John Wright, the coach, and captain Sourav Ganguly will already be discussing how India's batsmen must respond in 10 days' time.

England will name their team for Trent Bridge on Saturday, and will anxiously wait for news from the physiotherapist's room before they name what they hope will be an unchanged squad.

This win was achieved through strict discipline, both with bat and ball and without the services of Darren Gough, Andy Caddick and Alex Tudor.

All three will now find it that little bit harder to return now.