IND Vs ENG: England has made a plan to give sleepless nights to the Indian batsmen in the second match of the five-match series starting from February 2. Seeing the problems of the Indian batsmen against Tom Hartley, the England team can take the field with four spinners. England's decision may also prove to be correct because the pitch at Visakhapatnam would prove helpful for the spinners. England coach Bradham McCullum claims that he is not afraid of taking the decision to take the field with four spinners.
England has defeated Team India by 28 runs in the first test. England has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Now 20 year old young spinner Shoaib Bashir is also available to play in the second test. McCullum said that the ploy of giving Hartley the first Test worked. The England coach said, “Hartille was playing his first match. Before this, Hartley played only first class cricket. But our selection proved correct. Hartley showed how even a lost game could be turned into a win. We need to take such bold decisions.''
England is in trouble
However, it is not going to be so easy for England to take this decision. England's most experienced spinner Jack Leach is struggling with injury. Leach was injured on the first day of the first Test and it is not certain that he will play in the second Test. Ben Stokes, however, has not ruled out the possibility of Leach playing. Apart from this, England's another spinner Rehan not only proved ineffective in the first test but the Indian batsmen also attacked him fiercely. On many occasions during the match, it felt as if England was missing its most experienced fast bowler James Anderson. However, the pitch of Visakhapatnam is going to prove more helpful for spinners than Hyderabad.
