But it's irrelevant anyway really. The reason we are without so many key players is the reason India are always pretty much going to be stronger than England in ODI's. England prioritise them much lower. We won't produce many ODI "specialists". We don't even have a 50 over domestic competition. A full strength side will be competitive, but won't be fielded that often. There are positives to take in the sense that it was 5-0 last time, and is not a whitewash this time. England are improving, but this india side is worse than it was during the 5-0 for several reasons.
England have viewed this series as a project or experiment of sorts. Obviously they have played to win - hence the 1-0 lead, but it seems like they are looking to the future. For India, given recent results, winning the series is incredibly important. Indian fans are going to sit here gloating etc about the series win. England fans aren't really that interested in the result. They are essentially having two entirely different conversations.