There is nothing like the drama of Test cricket – even when it isn’t going the way you want

Ups and downs, twists and turns, joy and despair – these elements are what make sport so wonderful to enjoy, whether playing, watching or writing about it, says Ben Burrows

Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates a wicket during the second Test in Chennai on Sunday (ECB)

There is a famous Donald Bradman quote when the Australian cricketing legend was asked about what it was like to play against England.

“When you play Test cricket, you don’t give the Englishmen an inch,” he said. “Play it tough, all the way. Grind them into the dust.”

It is tempting, then, to wonder what the great man would have made of this weekend and the second Test between India and his old foe in Chennai. I think it’s fair to say he would have liked it. A lot.