England didn’t belief their defence: Wasim Jaffer

As informed to Devendra Pandey
Most of the batsmen have been out to the straighter ball. England had gained the toss and so they had a fantastic probability of scoring huge, like they did in Chennai. No group coming to the sub-continent ought to anticipate inexperienced tracks. They are anticipated to play on turning tracks. Sometimes I really feel visiting groups complain so much. When we went to Australia, one among their gamers had remarked ‘Come and play in Gabba.’ It’s their energy and so they wished to make use of it. When we go to England can we get inexperienced tops?
I agree with Rohit Sharma that groups will play to their strengths in residence circumstances. The present Indian bowling assault is the very best bowling assault on the earth. Be it spin or seam, we’re the very best.
I really feel England batted badly within the first innings. They had brain-fade moments. Probably they have been overthinking. At the identical time, they relied closely on Joe Root and Ben Stokes to ship. If they don’t rating, the opposite guys don’t have that have of batting for lengthy hours in sub-continent circumstances. They didn’t belief their defence, which is a key to success in Test cricket. I felt the pitch was not that dangerous. If England had scored some 250 odd runs within the first innings, it could have been a superb Test match. There isn’t any level in blaming pitch.
Look at soil earlier than taking part in 4 pacers: Amol Muzumdar
More than pitch, the issue lies elsewhere. This England group has come right here with textbook plans. But it doesn’t at all times work. It is like they’ve written down one thing and so they need to comply with that. That is principle. But it is very important suppose on one’s ft. In the pink-ball take a look at, they performed 4 quick bowlers. At least look out on the soil. If on a dry pitch one group performs 4 quick bowlers, they may run into issues. After successful the primary Test match, they have been in a superb place however they’re simply following a selected plan with out utilizing cricketing sense.