James Anderson in action
According to England star James Anderson, his team will gain confidence from India’s strong comeback in the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston. Anderson also insisted that the hosts will continue to play aggressively.
At the end of Day 2, England were 84/5 and trailed by 332 runs. The situation is similar to where the India team found itself on day one when they were 98/5.
“We’re in a similar position to them, and that makes us believe we can do something similar,” Anderson said.
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja The game had changed color as the duo shared a 222-run partnership for the sixth wicket to take India to 416 in their first innings.
“We all have a job to do down the order, we have to build some great partnerships and put some pressure on India.
“I think our best line of defense will be attack,” Anderson said.
“We want to score, we want to move the game, and that’s what we’ll try and do.”
“Sometimes it can be easier to bowl to top-order batsmen, I remember some balls I bowled to Mohammad Siraj today where he tried to hit two outside the ground and then a right back for the next one. -foot played defensively.” He added.
“So, it can be difficult to get into the rhythm against them. You just have to support yourself that your best ball will eventually get them out,” he added.
squad –
England Playing XI: Alex Lees, Jack Crowley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny BairstowBen Stokes, Sam Billings, Matty Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
India’s Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar PujaraHanuma Vihari, Virat KohliShreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed ShamiMohd Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
(Inputs from PTI)