England all-rounder Ben Stokes discovered their below-par batting show irritating however defended the group choice for the fourth and ultimate Check towards India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
England shot themselves within the foot within the earlier check on the similar venue after they opted for a four-pronged seam assault on a spin-friendly monitor and obtained overwhelmed inside two days.
Scarred by that have, Joe Root introduced again off-spinner Dom Bess, together with specialist batsman Dan Lawrence, whereas quicks Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer missed out.The group later stated Archer was dropped due to an elbow damage however it meant England have successfully fielded a lone frontline seamer in James Anderson, whereas Stokes himself is battling an upset abdomen.
“We felt that seam isn’t going to supply as a lot by way of being a risk, it’s extra of a holding position,” Stokes stated after England have been all out for 205 on what appeared an excellent batting monitor on the Narendra Modi Stadium.
“It’s positively a greater wicket than the final check match.
“I feel because the day progressed, you could possibly see that the ball began to spin extra, and had extra bounce…
“Within the earlier match, spinners claimed 28 of the 30 wickets that tumbled in 5 periods.
In distinction, India fast Mohammed Siraj dismissed a few English batsmen, whereas Anderson claimed the lone Indian wicket to fall on Thursday on a extra seamer-friendly pitch on the similar venue.
“We’re greater than able to scoring greater than 300 on a wicket like that out right here, it’s irritating,” Stokes stated.The England vice-captain topscored for the vacationers with a preventing 55 whereas Lawrence justified his recall with a fluent 46.
Stokes felt spinners Jack Leach and Bess would play essential roles because the pitch deteriorates and likewise backed the choice to strengthen their batting order.”
Lengthening the batting lineup is one thing that we’ve taken away from the final check match, having an additional batter in case we’re confronted with comparable situations,” Stokes added.