: Mental discipline, assured footwork, a bit of luck: How India can tackle Test batting in England #IndiaNEWS Forget James Anderson. Forget Stuart Broad. Forget even Ben Stokes. For the moment, we are

Mental discipline, assured footwork, a bit of luck: How India can tackle Test batting in England #IndiaNEWS
Forget James Anderson. Forget Stuart Broad. Forget even Ben Stokes. For the moment, we are concerned with Chris Woakes, and specifically concerned with the delivery he bowled to dismiss Virat Kohli three years ago at Lord’s.Angled in full on off stump, headed towards middle and leg, bread-and-butter for a man who wrists such balls between mid-on and mid-wicket with the power of a drive. Inches before pitching, though, the ball begins to curve away. Inches after pitching, it has changed direction so much it is now headed towards first slip, which is where it would have gone had Kohli not edged it to second slip.Possibly everything that could have conspired against a batsman in England has come together. Tight line and angle that you have to play. Latest possible movement. The uphill Lord’s slope from the Nursery End accentuating the beautiful outswinger release: almost-upright seam pointing to first slip, shiny side facing the batsman.This, essentially, is the principal challenge awaiting India’s batsmen across six Tests in England, starting with the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand in Southampton this week. Not pace, not bounce, but the combination of movement and accuracy, according to former India opener Wasim Jaffer.Challenge around off stump“The majority of...Read more

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