LONDON: England Captain Joe Root has urged his team to produce a “cruel” display in the fourth test against India in the Oval starting Thursday.
Innings British and a 76-run win in Headingley last week had left the five-match series all square at 1-1.
But with Wicketkeeper-Batsman Jos Buttler absent to attend the birth of the second child and concern about the impact of the schedule of three tiring tests in three weeks will have their fast bowler, England can still produce three changes to the winning side.
“Now is when hard work starts,” said England captain to reporters on Tuesday.
“We have to try to go further, dig deeper and really start passing the gear,” Root added, which scored a hundred third in many tests last week – sixth 2021 – and now set to rise to the top rating of the test binder of the Cricket Council International When the point system is updated on Wednesday.
“World class side like India, led by Virat Kohli, I hope no less than response.
It will be naive to think otherwise.
We just returned to level and, if we find yourself in front of the match at any stage, we must be silent -Diam again.
“Jonny Bairstow will replace Buttler behind stumps, with and Lawrence or Ollie Pope filling vacancies in the middle.
A more awkward problem for Britain is whether they have to rest or both James Anderson and Ollie Robinson after the new Ball duo starred in headingley.
England coach Chris Silverwood has talked about not wanting to “solve” his fast, but the application of non-flexible rotation policies contributed to the series of lost teams in India earlier this year.
Both Anderson and Robinson, however, have bent more than 116 overs in each of the first three series matches, with Robinson – the headingley match tested 7-81 is the best in the test – more influential in the lost attack of Stuart Width, Jofra Archer , Olly Stone and Ben Stokes.
“Try managing workload work with performance is something in the current climate, with a thick game, it will always be complicated,” Root said.
“You’re out of victory like last week and there is continuity of confidence and trying to imitate the same performance, but you try to balance it and make sure you don’t blow someone and hurt someone.” Alternative bowling options for England can include fast bowler wood, trying to overcome the Shoulder injury and Woakes Chris remembered, who have not been able to pay their first test in a year if England dropped fellow Sam Curran.
Facing the known oval tone alternately, India must decide whether they can continue to eliminate Ashwin Ravichandran off-spinner.
Ashwin has 413 test goes and five hundred for his credit, but has not displayed in this series, with Ravindra Jadeja’s left arm spinner supporting four attacks.
“I think the notes speak for themselves, he is a world class player,” said Ashwin’s root, who has a brief spell with Oval-based Surrey earlier this season.
“We have seen him score and take the goal against us and we know what he can do in the test arena.
In the end you can be wrapped in playing players but it is important for you to only play labor, play your situation.
Find yourself.” A series -GraGa – Lottery affected by rain in Nottingham was attended by 151 run-win in India before they fainted up to 78 in Leeds – had left Kohli insisting on his party would not be “demoralization” last week.
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“If what happens in one game guarantees you the same thing in the next match, we have to destroy England again,” added the Indian captain.
India was dismissed only by losing the first test against Australia in Adelaide in December only for a squad that was injured to claim a memorable 2-1 victory.
“We like to be in this situation where people start visiting us with doubts and actually begin to question the abilities of our team,” Kohli said.
“That is the situation we love.”