Jasprit Bumrah's full text from pre-match press conference in Perth

That might help you understand why it is so difficult to simply cut yourself off and take fresh guard at the start of every match or even every session. Some are really good at it: they can compartmentalise and focus on multiple things at the same time. But for most, cutting off that link isn’t as easy.

But this is exactly what India skipper Jasprit Bumrah is hoping his team can do when the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy begins here on Friday.

A disappointing series loss against New Zealand — India’s first in 12 years at home — had many questioning the focus and commitment of the team. But Bumrah wants his players to move on. They have to.