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India vs England, fifth Check at Dharamsala, Mar 07-11, 2024,
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Benjamin Andrew Stokes
Printed on: Mar 07, 2024
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England captain Ben Stokes described the Dharamsala pitch for the fifth Check towards India as an absolute belter. He mentioned that after trying on the floor they determined to go in with two seamers and two spinners for the sport.
As they’ve completed so usually not too long ago, England named their enjoying XI for the Dharamsala Check a day forward of the sport. The guests made one change to their workforce – quick bowler Mark Wooden changing Ollie Robinson.
Talking a pre-match press convention, Stokes defined that they took a call on the enjoying XI primarily based on the floor on supply. Dharamsala is colder than different occasions at this level of the yr. Nonetheless, with no grass on the floor, the batters might get pleasure from themselves.
“Earlier than we even received right here, we have been most likely considering it was going to be a 3 seamer one spinner assault however then once we noticed the wicket after which noticed it once more in the present day, I believe going with two seamers and two spinners might be the appropriate name,” Stokes mentioned.
“We felt there would most likely a bit extra grass on the wicket simply due to the place we’re however total the wicket appears to be like an absolute belter. So enjoying two seamers and nonetheless having Bash (Shoaib Bashir) and Tom (Hartley) offers us an excellent combination if you find yourself a little bit bit uncertain of what it’s going to do because the Check goes on,” he elaborated.
Following their defeat within the fourth Check in Ranchi, England suffered their first sequence defeat within the ‘Bazball’ period [Stokes as captain and Brendon McCullum as coach]. Stokes, nevertheless, asserted that trying past the rating line they’ve undoubtedly made progress within the sequence.
“At 3-1, you assume it isn’t been successful however I have a look at it with utterly totally different angles to that and I believe we have now undoubtedly progressed as a workforce regardless that we have not received the outcomes we wished. You realize, 3-2 sounds higher than 3-1 or 4-1 and that is clearly what we want to do,” the England captain mentioned.
“It is not labored out that approach by way of outcomes however we have now received one final push right here which is nice on the finish of an extended tour once you play 5 video games. It is an amazing floor to do it at and a variety of Barmy Military are coming in to help us this week. So, very excited,” the cricketer additional commented.
The England captain additionally candidly admitted that barring the primary Check in Hyderabad, which the guests gained, India have completed higher within the crunch moments and therefore the outcomes have gone their approach.
“The factor I look again on is when the sport has been within the stability, India have been higher than us in these moments on multiple event,” he mentioned.
The Dharamsala match will mark the a centesimal Check for each Ravichandran Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow.
–By A Cricket Correspondent