When the Indian side has a batting collapse, they don't do it by half measures. He was dismissed for 36 at the Adelaide Oval and then for 78 at Headingley. Both were spectacular batting disasters and they happened in a span of just eight months.
At least India have a little consolation knowing that on both occasions they took a lot of deliveries instead of playing and missing, and some very good bowling undone them.
Headingley's fall was engineered by a master of his craft. James Anderson is the best at his art; His ability to control the swing in both directions and hide his intentions is masterful. The way he sets up the batsmen with a seasoned copper skill makes him an unstoppable force in his day.
Anderson's longevity, and the fact that he consistently gains momentum without losing one or the other of his main balls from time to time, means he is unparalleled as a swing bowler.
Bob Massey enjoyed a closer look as he masterclassed swing bowling at Lord's in 1972. He took 16 wickets on debut - eight in each innings - and enthralled the English batsmen with his brilliant swing.
There were other occasions when Messi swinged the ball consistently and troubled the batsmen but his Test career was over in less than 200 days of his Lord's epic.
Anderson has done it successfully in 166 Tests, showing no end to his swing-bowling dominance. India's top order may have been humiliated by a 39-year-old taunter, but it is easy to accept it when you bow down to a champion.
The big wicket that really skidded India was that of their skipper Virat Kohli. This was the seventh time Anderson dismissed Kohli in Test matches, and despite knowing how the ambush was planned, Kohli was unable to avoid such a cleverly laid trap.
Upon my retirement, many cricket enthusiasts gleefully reprimanded me, "You've gone too far for Jon Snow."
My response was, "At least I was holding out for one of the best."
Not that it's any big consolation, but Kohli would have similar sentiments. This is also because Kohli, as the biggest threat in the Indian line-up, is going to be regularly faced by Anderson, unless Joe Root misjudges the marbles of his captaincy.
It's not much fun getting out for 78 in a Test match, as I learned at Lord's in 1968. After a rain shower, at least Australia had an excuse to bat on the damp pitch, which left the Lord's slope open to water. .
After being dismissed so cheaply, India's only recourse was to bounce back quickly and effectively. In those circumstances a bowling leader needs to stand up and lead himself in the competition.
Western Australia had a Superman in that category and donned his cape in the 1976–77 Gillette Cup semi-finals as Queensland chased down only 78 to win at WACA grounds.
Before WA bowled, their captain Rod Marsh encouraged his troops: "There's a big crowd, let's give them some entertainment."
Leaving his captain behind, Dennis Lillee reached the dressing room door. "Don't worry about the entertainment," he exploded, "let [adjective] win the match."
It's one thing to say, but Lillee did it, quickly sending Viv Richards and Greg Chappell - the two opposing champions - on their way as WA advanced to the finals.
In the case of India his response was a disaster. Kohli's opening choice, Ishant Sharma, bowled a terrific first over and England were quickly on their way to a huge total. Sharma was an odd choice in a situation where early wickets - Roots, in particular - were essential to India's hopes of leading England.
After making an amazing comeback to win the series after a disastrous collapse in Adelaide, India now face a similar mountain to climb after the Headingley debacle.