England Assistant coach Graham Thorpe phrases Chennai Test pitch extremely difficult

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It is an extremely difficult floor, mentioned England assistant coach Graham Thorpe as India took higher hand after dismissing England for 134 of their first innings on Sunday.
Former greats Shane Warne and Michael Vaughan countered one another whereas debating on the standard of the pitch however Thorpe performed protected when requested in regards to the high quality of the pitch.

“It is a really difficult floor that’s what I’m going to say. In phrases of me commenting on the pitch I believe that’s for somebody above me to have a look at.
“It was incredibly challenging on that surface for us on day two. Theirs is obviously a very skilled spin attack as well on their own conditions. And it was a very good toss to win,” Thorpe mentioned on the press convention.
Warne on Sunday hit again at former England captain Vaughan who had slammed the floor used for the second Test at Chepauk.
Decisions by the third umpire have are available in for criticism within the match to this point and on Sunday there was a difficulty over Rohit Sharma being dominated not out on assessment after he was dominated out by the on-field umpire.
However, Thorpe supplied straight bat, saying “we have to accept the decision.”
“We have to trust the technology…That’s really all I can say,” the previous England batsman mentioned to a query if there was a way of frustration with the Decision Review System.

Asked how the England batsmen would want to bat on a tough pitch just like the one right here, Thorpe mentioned the batsmen had plans however couldn’t execute.
“There are some balls within the pitch which you’ll not be capable of do a lot about we talked about having a plan. The areas we will assault and the way we will defend, So if the blokes have plans however they did not occur at present for us.
There have been some good deliveries in there. Some unlucky dismissals as nicely, some good catches from India too, we did not get the partnerships going.
“I thought Ben Foakes played very well. The ball got a little bit softer. We lost early wickets in the piece and that really set us back today,” he added.
“We have some gamers in our crew who’re touring this a part of the world for the primary time towards a really very sturdy Indian facet. Just as final week after we gained the primary Test right here we all know now we have to face up, continue to learn as nicely, that’s a very powerful factor.
“Keep learning and keep developing in this part of the world. We knew we are going to have some challenging days here,” he added.
Thorpe backed struggling opener Rory Burns and mentioned he’s a fighter and suggested him to maintain a transparent thoughts and optimistic method.
“Rory missed the Sri Lanka series. He has come here and worked hard. I am sure that Rory would have loved to post more runs on the board. But, he is a fighter and he will continue to fight. He should keep a nice clear mind and positive approach and do the simple things right,” he mentioned.