England spin marketing consultant Jeetan Patel says his gamers know it should spin in sub-continent

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England spin bowling marketing consultant Jeetan Patel on Monday performed down the discuss in regards to the high quality of the Chepauk pitch within the ongoing second Test in opposition to India, saying “everyone knows it’s going to spin when you come to the sub-continent”.
The deteriorating pitch right here has been a topic of intense debate with former greats like Shane Warne and Michael Vaughan sparring on social media whereas England assistant coach Graham Thorpe termed it “challenging” on Sunday.

“The first Test in Sri Lanka spun from ball one. We perceive all of it as a enjoying group, possibly it is an academic factor for somebody outdoors the group however in case you’re within the sub-continent, wickets spin,” Patel stated on the media interplay on the finish of third day’s play.
“The ball gets softer quicker, it doesn’t seam as much, so there has to be something in the wicket. Has it accelerated a bit quickly? Probably so, but that is playing in the sub-continent, like when teams come to England or other places where it seams around,” he added
England had been struggling at 53 for 3 in pursuit of an unbelievable 482 to win on the finish of the third day which noticed Ravichandra Ashwin rating his fifth Test ton and Kohli hit a half-century.
“Of course, I feel Ashwin and Kohli had been implausible. Kohli within the second innings, he acquired right down to the ball, the best way he acquired throughout the stumps. Ashwin got here in and swept early and acquired the sector he needed.
“They (India) are in a very strong position. there’s no doubt about that, we’ll have to work really hard to get some of that back,” Patel stated.
With 429 extra runs required in two days for an unbelievable win and an extended approach to go, Patel stated it was about staying constructive, including if “we sit back and try to defend for two days we are not going to have much success.”

“It’s just about staying positive. We’ve got strokemakers in the group and we want them to express themselves. That’s been one of the strengths in the three Test matches we have played in the sub-continent.”
Patel additionally stated younger batsman Dan Lawrence “was fantastic this evening”.
“It’s exactly how he wants to play cricket and exactly how he can contribute to this team. So it was good to see him go,” he stated.
He stated there have been positives to be taken from the sport, including the spinners Moeen Ali and Jack Leach had finished properly.
“There’s positives to take kind each sport of cricket, does not matter in case you’re on the profitable aspect or not. The implausible factor is Mo (Meen Ali) bowled 60 overs in a Test match and has taken eight wickets, most likely ought to have had 9 or 10.
“Jack Leach has continued his improvement, Ben Foakes has come in and impressed,” he stated.
Asked if England skipper Joe Root was fortunate to outlive an enchantment for leg-before in the direction of the top of the day which the third umpire turned down on a referral by India, Patel stated he would have been dissatisfied if he was given out.
“Let’s be honest, I would have been disappointed if it was given out. Live it looked like it was maybe outside the line but replays showed it was pretty close. But, umpire’s call is close enough,” Patel stated.