Britain lead trainer Chris Silverwood said that “controlled hostility” helped the hosts make a rebound in the Leeds Test against India after the embarrassing loss at the Lord’s. From being 0-1 in the five-match series, the Brits succeeded at Headingley by an innings and 76 hurries to attract level the series.
The Lord’s Test was a shambolic undertaking for the Three Lions, who were bowled out in their second innings in under two meetings on day five. In any case, in Leeds, the Brits enveloped things with a little more than three days after at first bowling India out for 78 in the main innings.
Chris Silverwood said that the English bowlers hit the right directs in the third Test, in this way applying tension on the Indian last part hitters. After the Lord’s loss, Silverwood and captain Joe Root returned to the planning phase to discover the fatal flaws and their diligent effort paid off.
Chris Silverwood believes
“Joe and I pondered the Lord’s Test and contemplated what we could realize and how we could improve. Furthermore, I think there was controlled animosity around what they did (at Headingley),” Silverwood told in a virtual media communication.
“The manner in which they hit the lengths hard, the manner in which they put the India tail under tension and constrained them to settle on choices constantly. I figure you can be forceful in an extremely controlled manner and I think they got that right,” he expressed.
Chris Silverwood referenced that one can’t permit India to take the high ground since they are one of the top groups in world cricket. “The key is to get on top of them since we realize they are an excellent group. When they get on top it’s hard to stop them.
ALSO READ: Sunil Gavaskar wants an extra batsman in 4th test against England
“We put them on the backfoot and we kept the tension on, so you know, it shows what we can do. The folks executed the approach well overall. It shows once you put individuals on the back foot, the pressing factor gets and we can get into them,” Silverwood added.
The fourth and penultimate Test of the series is planned to get in progress on Thursday, September 2 at the Kennington Oval in London. The Old Trafford in Manchester will have the fifth and last Test from Friday, September 10.
