Headingley (UK): England captain Joe Root Said on Monday that the left-handed batsman’s joint David Malana Will strengthen his side’s top three and will hopefully result in a good result in the upcoming third Test against India.
The first Test ended in a draw but India made an incredible comeback to beat the second game by 151 runs at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The two sides will now face each other in the third Test starting on Wednesday at Headingley in Leeds.
“Dawood Malan will give us a lot of experience in that top three, not necessarily in terms of international experience in Test cricket, but he has played a great deal of international cricket, he has dealt with pressure and he has played red-ball cricket in his career. During and he has had great success. We know he is capable of doing great things in Test cricket,” Root said during a virtual press conference.
“I mean Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns Two great players, they are very different in their style, this is an opportunity for them to score big runs and get us off to a good start, hopefully we can build on that.”
Speaking about the top-order’s poor performance so far, Root said: “I think it’s been a very challenging summer, we have come across some challenging surfaces as well. We have to find ways to get better when you Look at the batting. In Test cricket, it revolves around big partnerships. That should be our focus, we need to look at enough partnerships. In England, starting your innings can be the toughest thing to do. Second Test The first innings showed that we have improved from the first Test.”
“As I said after the last game, I missed when the others came out. I know it’s been the last few games where I’ve scored the most runs but that’s not a reason why anybody else. Can’t do that. I want to keep scoring big runs, this week presents an opportunity for others to do the same.”
When asked how would he like to treat the Indian captain? Virat KohliRoot said: “We have to make sure we play the game the way we want to play and don’t get distracted or attracted by anything that we’re not. Virat and his team will play what they want us to do. What we want is there are always talks on how you want to deal with different situations, we could have managed some areas better in the last Test, there are three big games to play in this series and we are looking forward to coming back. are desperate for.”
Talking about the Indian pace attack, Root said: “I think the credit goes to India, they have got an amazing attack. India have definitely used the conditions, they have the right balance and variety. As players, you need to find ways to counter this.”
The first Test ended in a draw but India made an incredible comeback to beat the second game by 151 runs at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The two sides will now face each other in the third Test starting on Wednesday at Headingley in Leeds.
“Dawood Malan will give us a lot of experience in that top three, not necessarily in terms of international experience in Test cricket, but he has played a great deal of international cricket, he has dealt with pressure and he has played red-ball cricket in his career. During and he has had great success. We know he is capable of doing great things in Test cricket,” Root said during a virtual press conference.
“I mean Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns Two great players, they are very different in their style, this is an opportunity for them to score big runs and get us off to a good start, hopefully we can build on that.”
Speaking about the top-order’s poor performance so far, Root said: “I think it’s been a very challenging summer, we have come across some challenging surfaces as well. We have to find ways to get better when you Look at the batting. In Test cricket, it revolves around big partnerships. That should be our focus, we need to look at enough partnerships. In England, starting your innings can be the toughest thing to do. Second Test The first innings showed that we have improved from the first Test.”
“As I said after the last game, I missed when the others came out. I know it’s been the last few games where I’ve scored the most runs but that’s not a reason why anybody else. Can’t do that. I want to keep scoring big runs, this week presents an opportunity for others to do the same.”
When asked how would he like to treat the Indian captain? Virat KohliRoot said: “We have to make sure we play the game the way we want to play and don’t get distracted or attracted by anything that we’re not. Virat and his team will play what they want us to do. What we want is there are always talks on how you want to deal with different situations, we could have managed some areas better in the last Test, there are three big games to play in this series and we are looking forward to coming back. are desperate for.”
Talking about the Indian pace attack, Root said: “I think the credit goes to India, they have got an amazing attack. India have definitely used the conditions, they have the right balance and variety. As players, you need to find ways to counter this.”
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