I think the description misses a really important point though: schools/teachers are often under pressure to do this out of competition. I've read some good stuff on how the marketisation encourages a lot of what is described.

This is an extremely brief summary of what sounds like a truly bizarre experience. He was in utter disbelief, but it was also helpful in that he knew that he certainly didn't want to work there (and it's not because he's a dirty discovery learner).

Definitely agree. Clearly some ground to cover, but I like their prospects under Gill tbh. I think there’s something there and I think the fact that they managed this last one without Bumrah will help. In Australia, it looked a bit like a one man show at times.

The best. That’s two very strong tours from India in the last 6-7 months. Pushed Australia hard and then basically broke England. Impressive stuff.