Hats off to Pant, however we’re not scared: England assistant coach Collingwood

Rishabh Pant’s gorgeous innings of 146 might have put them on the back-foot however England assistant coach Paul Collingwood mentioned the house group will not be “scared” and can struggle again within the rescheduled fifth Test right here. Coming out to bat when India have been at 98 for five, Pant performed a knock for the ages to show the tables on England and take India to a difficult 338 for 7 at stumps on Friday. His gorgeous 111-ball innings had 19 boundaries and 4 sixes.

But Collingwood mentioned England weren’t intimidated by India’s outstanding restoration as they have been used to chasing large totals within the fourth innings in current instances. “I don’t feel our backs were against the wall for too long, but hats off to the way Pant played. When you’re up against world-class players, they can do world-class things,” Collingwood was quoted as saying by the media right here after the primary day’s play.

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“We’re not scared of what we need to chase in the fourth innings. The way we played in the three games against New Zealand showed we’re not overawed by what the opposition are going to get in the first innings.” England chased down fourth-innings totals in extra of 250 on three events of their 3-0 sequence win over New Zealand.

England are seen to have embraced an aggressive model of cricket beneath captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, which led to New Zealand being swept apart. “We’re not playing conventional Test cricket. We’re trying to be as attacking as possible and looking to take wickets with the field placings,” mentioned Collingwood, who performed 68 Tests for England.

“We’re not always trying to stem the flow and keep the run-rate down. We want to be on the more aggressive side of the line. We can be happy with this day’s work and getting them for anything under 360-370 would be a good result for us.” He mentioned the style of the three wins over the Black Caps — England batted second on all three events — had an affect in Stokes’ determination to area first in opposition to India.