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He may have scored more than 600 runs in the series, but Virat Kohlis excellence with the bat appears to have left James Anderson cold.Kohli, whose 235 in Mumbai has left him averaging 128.00 in the four matches so far, came into the series with a point to prove against England. In nine previous Tests against them, he averaged just 20.12 with a single score over 50.He struggled particularly badly on the 2014 tour of England. With England frustrating him with a line outside off stump, he was drawn into dangerous, impatient strokes against the moving ball and ended the series with an average of just 13.40. Anderson dismissed him four times.Speaking before the start of this series, Kohli said: I can put it very simply as that was a phase I didnt perform very well, and it happened to be England. Could have been any other country in the world. I just take it as a setback in my career, and not motivate myself in a way that I have to prove people wrong or have to do something special against a particular opposition. For me, Im playing a cricket ball, be it any game, any opposition, anywhere in the world. Those things do not change for me so I dont put those things in my head.Kohli has made his point even more eloquently with the bat. On the same surfaces on which England have, since Rajkot, struggled, he has two centuries and four others scores of 40 and above. He has consistently proved a significant obstacle for England and, having ensured his team would leave with a draw in the first Test, made centuries in Visakhapatnam and Mumbai.Perhaps his best performance came in the second innings in Visakhapatnam, where he made 81 out of a total of 204 despite a pitch of uneven bounce and against an England attack gaining lateral movement with the ball. It was masterful batting and further evidence that Kohli is a vastly improved player since the last time he faced England.Anderson, however, remains unconvinced. In an oddly ungracious assessment, he suggested that Kohli is not so much an improved batsman, as a batsman playing in conditions that do not exploit his technical deficiencies.Im not sure hes changed, Anderson said. I just think any technical deficiencies hes got arent in play out here. The wickets just take that out of the equation.We had success against him in England, but the pace of the pitches over here just take any flaws he has out of the equation. Theres not that pace in the wicket to get the nicks, like we did against him in England with a bit more movement. Pitches like this suit him down to the ground.When thats not there, hes very much suited to playing in these conditions. Hes a very good player of spin and if youre not bang on the money and dont take your chances, hell punish you. We tried to stay patient against him, but he just waits and waits and waits. He just played really well.Anderson took a similarly unflattering view of Indias spinners. While R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have 39 wickets between them in the series, Anderson said: Im not sure theyre too difficult to handle.He did admit, however, that England had endured their worst morning of the tour from a bowling point of view on the fourth day in Mumbai.It is immensely frustrating, he said. Coming to the ground this morning, we needed to get three wickets. If we could get them were still well in the game. Unfortunately we didnt bowl as well as we could have first thing. 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It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. This is the last Saturday to make a September statement.Week 4 features four games between ranked opponents, a lineup that can send teams into October with strong playoff hopes or spiraling into the shadows. The College Football Playoff selection committee takes into account the full body of work, so how teams fare now will resonate in November. The SEC takes center stage with the most meaningful matchups this week, but each Power 5 conference has at least one key game that will affect the playoff picture heading into the heart of conference play.Heres a look at whats at stake in Week 4, in order of importance to each Power 5 conferences playoff picture:SECNo. 19 Florida at No. 14 Tennessee What it means for the winner:?Welcome to the top of the SEC East, where playoff hopes survive. The winner emerges as the front-runner to win the division, with a chance to knock off a ranked West team -- most likely defending national champ Alabama -- in the SEC title game. The pressure is on Tennessee, which put together a complete performance against Virginia Tech but struggled in wins over Appalachian State and Ohio. Florida has been here before, winning 11 straight against the Vols. The Gators won the SEC East title last season and will legitimize their chances of doing so again if they extend that streak to 12.What it means for the loser: A loss to Florida likely isnt going to cost Butch Jones his job, but it would be the very definition of misery. Tennessee would enter October 0-1 in league play, facing back-to-back road games against Georgia and Texas A&M before coming home to play Alabama. Good luck. A Florida loss puts the Gators back to .500 at 1-1 in the SEC, and they slide out of the immediate playoff picture but certainly arent out of it, considering the Vols upcoming stretch.No. 17 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Texas A&M What it means for the winner:?The winner emerges as the No. 2 team in the conference and the SECs best hope at dethroning the Tide. Arkansas double-overtime win at TCU put the Razorbacks on the radar, but in order for it to mean anything, the team has to be a factor in the SEC West. A win in Arlington, and Arkansas should be 5-0 heading into a home game against Bama. The Aggies are no stranger to strong starts -- theyve started 3-0 for three straight seasons -- but they tend to unravel in October. This would help give them some momentum, with something still to prove next month.What it means for the loser:?It would be only the first loss of the season for each team, so its not a make-or-break game for playoff hopes. Both teams still have a shot at Alabama but would definitely need to win that game to get back into the SEC race. Dont forget: Alabama has been to the playoff twice -- despite holding one loss to Ole Miss each year.No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Ole Miss: What it means for the winner:?A Georgia win would cement the Bulldogs as contenders in the East after pedestrian performances in wins over Nicholls and Missouri. Georgia has a solid Power 5 nonconference win against North Carolina, which the committee will like, and a road win against an SEC West opponent would only strengthen that résumé. If the Rebels win, they will keep their hopes alive for a 10-win season and a shot at a New Years Six bowl. Theyll need Alabama to lose twice, though, to get back into the SEC race.What it means for the loser: You can officially write off Ole Miss with a loss, which would drop the Rebels to 1-3 before we hit October. Georgia would be looking up at the winner of the Tennessee-Florida game in the SEC East standings and would fade into the background of the playoff conversation but not be eliminated entirely.Big TenNo. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State What it means for the winner:?The Big Ten goes deeper than Ohio State and Michigan, and one of these two teams will emerge as the leagues best shot to upend the front-runners. Wisconsin has been here before, in 2014, when it lost to the Buckeyes in the Big Ten title game. The Badgers can take another step in separating themselves from Nebraska in the West division. By surviving a tough crossover game,?Michigan State proves its upset of Notre Dame wasnt a one-hit wonder.What it means for the loser: The implications are huge for both, only because of their upcoming schedules. OOne loss certainly wont keep a team out of the playoff, but Michigan State still has to play Michigan and Ohio State.ddddddddddddThe Badgers have it even more difficult, as they go right from East Lansing into back-to-back games against Michigan and Ohio State, and they still have to play Nebraska.Big 12Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor What it means for the winner:?The Big 12 has been written off in the court of public opinion, but it still has a playoff pulse. The Cowboys only loss was due to a controversial call in a nonconference game -- a situation the selection committee will be aware of -- and they still have a shot to win the Big 12. This game is huge for undefeated Baylor, as a win could propel the Bears -- who have Iowa State and Kansas after the Cowboys -- to a 6-0 start heading into the Texas game on Oct. 29.What it means for the loser: A loss would likely unofficially eliminate Oklahoma State from the playoff race because it will be difficult for a two-loss Big 12 champ to crack the top four without an otherwise impeccable résumé and a conference championship game. Baylors margin for error of course would shrink drastically, and the Big 12s reputation would take another hit, as its highest-ranked teams would have lost in September.Pac-12No. 7 Stanford at UCLA What it means to the winner:?This is a chance for Stanford to show the selection committee it can win on the road and reassert itself as the team to beat in the conference and the state, after already defeating USC last week. Its the first of back-to-back road games for the Cardinal, who face No. 9 Washington next week. Why isnt UCLA ranked? The Bruins only loss came on the road in overtime to an undefeated A&M team in the hunt for the SEC West title. A win Saturday could get them back into the Top 25 and the playoff conversation.What it means to the loser: A two-loss conference champion cant be ruled out of the playoff, but Stanford can attest to the difficulty of getting into the top four after losing to Northwestern and Oregon last season. The Cardinal would still have hope after starting league play 1-1 but would be under tremendous pressure heading into a game against Washington. UCLA would have two losses and still the rest of the conference schedule to play, which would leave its playoff hopes on life support.Week 4 superlativesMost intriguing mascot battle: The West Virginia Mountaineer vs. BYUs Cosmo the Cougar. Youve seen the mountain man and his musket. Can cuddly Cosmo show hes a Big 12-caliber mascot? His team will certainly be auditioning for a spot in the league.Can-miss game: San Jose State at Iowa State. These programs are a combined 1-5, and the Cyclones have an FCS loss on their résumé.Player in the spotlight:?Florida QB Austin Appleby. Gators QB Luke Del Rio suffered a left knee sprain last week against North Texas, so Appleby, a graduate transfer out of Purdue, will start in his place. Appleby was 2-9 in 11 starts for the Boilermakers. He threw 19 touchdowns with 19 interceptions and ran for nine scores.Matchup to watch:?Texas A&M rushing defense vs. Arkansas ground game. The Aggies appear to have made significant improvements from last season, when they allowed Arkansas 232 rushing yards. After three games, the Aggies are allowing only 131 rushing yards per game (3.2 per carry), but the Razorbacks Rawleigh Williams ranks third in the SEC in rushing and has a Power 5-best 25 rushes on which he has gained at least 3 yards after contact.Under the radar: Florida State at South Florida. The Noles cant let their loss to Louisville beat them twice. The Bulls are currently 23rd in ESPNs Football Power Index, the highest FPI ranking by a Group of 5 school (Houston is No. 28).Must-win game: LSU at Auburn. The Tigers already have a loss to Wisconsin, and Auburn is trying to avoid a 1-3 start heading into October. Both of these teams should be feeling the heat.Dont forget about:?Michigans first Big Ten game. Expectations are soaring, but the Wolverines cant get to the playoff without first winning the Big Ten East, and it starts this weekend against Penn State. It certainly isnt a gimme, but the Wolverines are favored. ' ' '