It is now pegged at 2-1, after the hosts had won dominantly by 266 runs in the third Test at Southampton.
However, there is a staggering difference in the manner India were beaten in these two Tests. The home team were rallied by the support they received at the Ageas Bowl and the visitors were under pressure from the moment Ravindra Jadeja dropped Alastair Cook on day one.
Three hours after they collapsed in hapless fashion, rain arrived in Manchester. It didn't stop pouring for the next 16 hours which would have meant that Sunday's play would have been washed out.
The forecast for Monday isn't good either. But none of it matters now, except the score-line that reads 2-1 with the fifth and final Test starting at the Oval on August 15.
Also Read
"It was the best day for batting and England didn't have Stuart Broad, they only had four bowlers. It was the best day for batting and there was no movement through the air. There was a hint of spin but not a great deal," said Vaughan.
Indian skipper MS Dhoni is not a believer in the past or the future, and so the forecast didn't matter to him, as he declared emphatically in the post-match press conferences.