Talking Tactics

In these conditions,Ravi Boparas military medium became a valuable asset for England. He tended to pitch the ball fairly short of a good length. This length would have been taken for plenty on a wicket like the one in Bangalore,but it was ideal here Hawkeye showed that even balls that he landed 8m from the crease were hitting the stumps.

As it happened,this low-ish bounce,coupled with his inward deviation,brought him two vital wickets.

Both balls were pitched on virtually the same spot 8m from the crease,a foot outside off stump. Darren Sammy went back to hoick him over midwicket,Devon Thomas tried to run him down to third man,and both of them inside-edged on to their stumps.