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Normally when a team from Asia arrives in England for a Test tour it is easy to write them off. They won't like the cold weather, the green pitches, the swing bowling, etcetera. It is a tried and trusted method. Except when India are in town. They have bucked that particular trend on their last two visits: drawing 1-1 in 2007 and pulling off a spectacular, and richly-deserved, 1-0 victory in 2007. Make no mistake, England are in for a strenuous examination of their credentials when the series begins at Lord's next Thursday. If England claim the series by a two-Test margin or better they will usurp India as the best side in the world, leaping from their current No 3 spot. And it is tempting to suggest that, with both sides boasting fine recent records - England have won their last ...