'I thought we would win easily', what did Harry Brook say after the defeat

England batsman Harry Brook had envisioned an easy victory for his side on the last morning of the fifth Test, but he conceded that Mohammad Siraj's aggressive bowling crushed the hopes of the host side.

Brook, who was named the England team's Player of the Series by India's head coach Gautam Gambhir, stated that I thought we would have it easy but the way Siraj bowled, he deserved to succeed. He played outstanding in the series and also concluded it. Brook added that I believed the pitch would be flat following heavy roller being spun but the ball had spin because of clouds. Woakes (injured Chris) was forced to come in but sadly we were unable to win.

He said that when Joe Root and I were batting, our innings was going well but this series has seen a lot of ups and downs and the finish was also the same. I wanted to finish the match as quickly as possible. He said that I played well in the series but I will regret not winning. It was a very competitive series and we left no stone unturned.