Ahmedabad, March 3 (PTI) England captain Joe Root said Wednesday that the field of the fourth and final Test against India looks very similar to the one in which his team was decimated in the third game, but the Visitors have learned their lesson to be prepared. for the challenge that starts on Thursday.
India needs to draw or win the match to find a place in the World Test Championship final in June, while a victory for England would revive some of the confidence lost after the beating two days from now in Test 3.
“It (the court) looks very similar … I think the most important thing is that we learn all the lessons from the last two, two test matches and make sure we are back,” Root said when asked about the debate. on the pitch in the last test and what this one looked like.
“It’s important that if we put ourselves in a similar position in the early innings, we really make that count. And try to get some pressure on the scoreboard in the game, you know, right from the start, ”he said at the virtual press conference on the eve of the game here.
Root admitted that “there is no point talking about pitches” as everyone has an opinion on what a good pitch should be. He said that what his team would strive for is to play better than the opposition.
Everyone’s opinion of what is a good wicket, a sporty wicket or an unacceptable wicket is different. There have been some low-scoring games in test cricket as of late, but not too long ago there were also exciting five-day games, ”he said.
As players, you must play what is right in front of you and make sure you play better than your opponents. And that’s the challenge for us this week.
“We have tried to move on and find ways to improve in the fields in front of us. That is what we will try this week. We will try to outperform India and if we can do that it will sum up a very good tour for us, he added.
Root said that English hitters will look to build partnerships.
“I think as hitters, if they don’t score runs, they will always look at themselves, they will always try to find ways to improve and we have certainly succeeded.
“We’ve looked at a couple of layoffs and how we’re going to find ways to build great partnerships and get some meaningful scores if it’s a similar acreage this time,” he added.
He also reported that the team has not finished its 11 or 12 at this stage, but made it clear that Dom Bess was ready to be selected.
“No, not at this stage and we are going to have another day to see how that wicket finally looks, before things go and we will have a team in the draw,” reported the England skipper.
“He (Dom Bess) is certainly ready to be selected. He has been training very well. He has a very good character and if he gets a chance to play I’m sure he will be desperate to try and exploit the surface if it looks anything like the last two games, ”he added.
The England captain said his team had not underestimated left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who caught 18 wickets in the two events he has played.
I definitely don’t think we underestimate him (Axar). I think it has exploited the surface very well. He managed to beat both edges of the bat, which for any spinner is exactly what you’re looking for all the time, ”said Root, praising Patel.
He said England’s batsmen should do better covering the stumps and try to score when possible to put pressure on the Indian bowlers.
According to Root, his team has always improved at the end of the series and he expressed optimism that they will do the same this time as well.
Obviously I’ve been quite challenging with the surfaces we’ve had here and the way we’ve played the last two games, that doesn’t mean anything this week, whatever happened.
“We look forward as a team and we come into this game full of confidence and we try to do exactly that, finish really strong and make sure we do everything we can to win this game because it would finish which would be very good. successful tour for the England side in Asia,? he said.
Root also backed Ben Stokes to do well in the Final Test and said he will never doubt the off-roader’s abilities.
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