In the third Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, England lost by 10 wickets to Team India. The Ahmedabad pitch has come under heavy criticism after a two-day Test that ended in two days. England were all out for 112 in the first innings of the third Test and only 81 in the second. There were also discussions that the English team could complain to the ICC about the pitch. Meanwhile, England batting coach Jonathan Trott has said in a big statement that it is not right to blame the pitch and that batsmen need to work on their game.
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Speaking at an online press conference, Trott said: ‘I think it is not easy for everyone to play at one stage. We have used it before so we like to run high and get India under a little pressure. When bowling, we saw that we could stop them for a low score. Trott did not want to be involved in the accusation and said that if England had batted well in the first innings, things would have been different.
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He added, ‘Instead of blaming, I always wanted to see what we could do better. If we had scored 200 or 250 in the first innings, it would have been a different fight. The batting mood was very different in the second innings. So I think blaming the pitch is to do our own harm. Yes, the ball was spinning and the ball was coming fast but the pitch was the same for both teams. When asked if the end of the two days will affect Test cricket, he said, “In two days or whatever, you always want to look good cricket and I have a good fight between bat and ball and bowlers dominate the series, so let’s see what happens in the final Test.
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