What next for England’s revolving door – and will they be in the pink?

After a hugely impressive victory in the first Test against India, England came crashing down to earth with a 317-run mauling in the follow-up.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the key questions heading into the second half of an intriguing series.

What now for England's rotation policy?

England revealed that Moeen Ali was flying home for a break ahead of the Twenty20 series and would not play any further role, having just ended his 18-month hiatus from Test cricket.

Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood return from a similar break of their own and Zak Crawley also has a chance after missing the last two games with a wrist injury.

In terms of the playing XI, Jofra Archer, James Anderson

and Dom Bess are also hoping to earn recalls, meaning another glut of changes is likely.

Will the pitch in Ahmedabad offer more elaborate turn?

While some of the hysterical criticism of the Chennai pitch was made to look foolish by India's batting lineup, who kept England in the field for more than 181 overs on an apparently unplayable surface, there is no doubt that it skewed drastically towards the home side's skills.

By turning elaborately from the first morning, it placed a high value on playing and delivering spin, with predictable results.

Two factors mean things could be less predictable next time around: the new 100,000-capacity Sardar Patel Stadium has never hosted Test cricket before and the game is set to be a day/ night match played with a pink ball.

What effect will the day/ night conditions have?

Floodlit Test matches are still a relatively new phenomenon, with England playing three to date and India one behind them.

There has been just one in the country before, an innings victory over Bangladesh in November 2019.

Intriguingly, the hosts took 19 wickets in that match with seam, plus one retired hurt.

While it would be unthinkable that a spin attack led by Ravichandran Ashwin would return a blank this time, it does appear to suggest that the pink ball and overhead lighting could still change the balance of the game – so good news for Anderson.