Mumbai, July 11 -- The good, old way of taking on the short ball aimed at the body or the shoulder has almost gone out of the game. Then, the batter would step inside the line, wait for the ball to almost pass, and twist fully from the waist to hit it fine. It was an effective shot on pitches with extra bounce, using the pace of the ball to clear the fence. On the sub-continent's slower, flat pitches, the pull shot comes into play more. It involves meeting the ball head-on, hitting it in front of you. But, on faster, bouncier surfaces with big square field dimensions, it can also be used against you. During the ongoing five-match T20I series, England's fast bowlers have used this strategy effectively against the India batters to power to an unassailable 3-0 lead. In another timid display with a below-par 158/7 on Thursday at Bristol, four of India's batters were done in by shorter deliveries, resulting in a nine-wicket loss in the fourth T20I. This is India's first time losing back-to-back T20I series since 2018-19, the first time they have lost five completed T20s in succession, and the first time England have beaten India in a bilateral T20 series. According to the broadcaster, in the third T20 game at Trent Bridge in Nottingham which saw the tourists being blown away for a mere 76 runs in just 11.4 overs, the England pacers bowled 64 percent back of length or bouncers by Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue. The problem is that most Indian batters knew their approach to the short ball was not working yet they kept hitting across the line and perishing. One of the battles of the series has been teen prodigy Sooryavanshi versus his Rajasthan Royals teammate Archer. Archer has got him in two consecutive games off short balls and Sooryavanshi's scores in his debut series read 14, 13 and 15. Ishan Kishan, also perished against the short ball ploy, out for just four runs. His performance in the Ireland and England series now reads: 1(5 balls), 12(11), 0(2), 49(40), 13(9) and 4(6)....