After a heavy defeat in the opening match, England recovered well to draw the second and third Tests.

Many predicted a 3-0 whitewash for India, but Nasser Hussain's men put them under pressure, and will feel unlucky not to have levelled the series.

The BBC's cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew has been following events in India, and will be following the tour throughout the New Year.

A selection of your e-mails appear below

Dhirendra, India

Hussain missed a golden opportunity of winning the series in India by adopting a cowardly tactic.

It all depends which tactic people are referring to. There were two really. There was the one in Ahmedabad. Personally I felt Hussain wasn't positive enough with his declaration or going for the victory.

The second talking point were the bowling tactics employed in the last Test match, and those were the ones that got most of people upset. I didn't like watching, it was a ghastly spectacle. If they continue to play that way, then I suspect they will be playing to empty grounds.

What we have to bear in mind is that the players are on a slightly different agenda to spectators of the sport. The players will push every law as far as they can. The tactics were lawful and it was up to the umpires to be stricter, and they weren't. That is why England were allowed to get away with it.

I can see why they did it, but it remains down to the umpires to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Simon Wilkinson, UK

Following the last India Test, do you think there is a case for a spare day in Tests to make up for bad weather/bad light?

There can be. This last Test match was extraordinary. If it hadn't been for the floodlights I don't think we would have had a day's play, but the jury is still out about floodlights. It helped to get some play, and there weren't any devilishly quick bowlers playing on either side.

What they are doing now is starting half an hour earlier and finishing half an hour later. The problem with adding extra days is because the schedules are so impossibly tight, so what they are trying to do is make the most of the days that are scheduled for cricket.

Paul Fletcher, UK

Is Andrew Flintoff worthy of a place on his bowling ability alone?

Difficult one. In India the answer would probably be yes. He bowled surprisingly fast and roughed up some of the Indian batsmen. He bowled wholeheartedly and it was great to see.

But there was nothing very subtle about his bowling which is why I'm slightly reserved. If you were talking overcast, skilful swing or seam bowling conditions, then I wouldn't pick him. But if you're looking for someone to come hammering in for five or six overs in benign conditions, bowl a few bouncers here and there and hopefully offer something with the bat, then yes.

It's a real shame his batting was so feeble in India because his bowling has come on leaps and bounds.

Ben, London

Can Matthew Hoggard's improvement keep Andy Caddick out of the England 11?

I doubt if he'll do that, but I think we've got a very good back-up, third seamer. If you've got Gough and Caddick both fit and tuned in and Hoggard coming on first change, that's a pretty decent attack.

Hoggard bowled pretty well with little luck before the final Test match, but he is someone you would play in helpful swing conditions. He's very accurate and he pitches the ball up and he's come on in leaps and bounds.

John Shaw, England

Do you think it would be a backward step for Stewart to be picked for England?

Yes, I do. We've got to look on now. He will be 40 at the next World Cup. It would have been slightly difficult had Foster not made the improvement that he has. I remember leaving Zimbabwe and wondering whether England could trust him in a Test match.

He made a couple of boobs in the first Test in Mohali, but gradually he looked more comfortable. He certainly batted with confidence, and it's pretty clear that England need a wicketkeeper that can bat.

He's got something about him, he's a very confident sort of fellow, and having taken the plunge because Alec Stewart didn't want to tour, it would be stupid now to go back to him. Even as a batsman, I'd like to see them go for someone like Ian Bell or Owais Shah. So, along with Croft, I think both of them are at the end of their careers.

Luke Surry, England

James Foster had an awful match in Mohali. How has he managed to improve so much in both batting and wicket keeping?

He's only very young and you learn from every game. I've seen him working heard and I know he took that first Test match pretty badly, which was a good sign. The fact that he has improved suggests he will be ok.

Kevin Reid, UK

Is it possible Hussain is our best captain since Brearly?

Possibly. He's certainly England's most thinking captain. He's always trying something, and it seems a silly criticism to make, but I think he possibly tinkers too much. A bowler needs to get out there and work out the batsmen himself and if you're forever changing the field and forever being asked to bowl round the wicket, it unsettles bowlers.

One criticism of him on the last day in Mohali was that Richard Dawson bowled five different spells before lunch. Noone can bowl like that. Yes, he is trying all the time and that is very good news, but there are times when he can push it too far.

Manvir, England

The best batsman in the world isn't firing on all cylinders yet. Do you agree Sachin Tendulkar can get better?

It's hard to believe! I think he's the most amazing player I've ever seen. I've never seen a player so destructive of good bowling. Viv Richards could do this, but you always felt he was chancing his arm a bit, whereas you never feel Tendulkar is chancing his arm.

He has this capacity to punish anything remotely off line or length. He uses a very heavy bat, and once he times it it's four runs. I've never seen better in my time. It's impossible to compare generations, but he is certainly the best player on the planet at the moment.