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  • Motera pitch was powerful to play, 200 plus in first innings might have given totally different end result: Jeetan Patel

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    England didn’t anticipate the third Test pitch in Motera to spin so early however regardless of that the end result of the match might have been totally different had the guests scored greater than 200 of their first innings, new spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel mentioned on Monday.
    England scored 112 and 81 within the two innings after opting to bat and so they fell to the guile of Indian spinners, led by Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, who took 19 England wickets amongst them, to lose the primary Test by 10 wickets inside two days.

    “Look, it is India, it is Asia. We expect to get spinning surfaces, may be we did not expect to take spin as early as it did and hence the line-up we picked. It was a tough pitch to play on and we got on the wrong side of it,” Patel mentioned in a digital media convention.
    “In the primary innings after we gained the toss, 112 was not going to be sufficient on any floor — spinning, flat or seaming. We have been excited after we bowled India out for 140-odd. But once more it didn’t click on in second innings.
    “If we had scored 200 or 230 in the first innings, the game could have been different.”
    Patel mentioned England anticipate the fourth and last Test pitch, beginning right here on Thursday, to even be a spinning observe however mentioned the guests are wanting to “punch back” from the 2 straight losses.

    “The efficiency of Axar and Ashwin have been the query of the sequence actually. They have been unbelievable and it’s now for us to fight them. The dialog is to not go away from being optimistic and (we’re) trying to rating.
    “One thing this England side have done recently is to face and punch against it. I expect the fourth Test match to be on a spinning wicket and we have to get a way to make sure if we win the toss how we are going to put up a decent total. I think we expect and I expect the team to punch back very hard,” he mentioned.
    He mentioned the pink ball additionally didn’t behave the best way England thought it might “in terms of the pitch”.
    “Pink ball reacted differently and it did not go the way we thought it would go. We had a plan but it did not quite work,” mentioned the 40-year-old former New Zealand off-spinner, who has performed 24 Tests, 43 ODIs and 11 T20Is.
    Asked if there could be modifications within the crew for the fourth Test, he mentioned, “Not essentially. It will probably be about being good how we go about it.
    “The pink ball had so many unknowns really and how it will react in terms of the wicket we did not know. You are never sure how things are going to play in Asia.”

  • England appoint Marcus Trescothick as batting coach; Jon Lewis, Jeetan Patel be part of as everlasting bowling coaches

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    England on Monday appointed former opener Marcus Trescothick as the brand new batting coach of the nationwide group, moreover roping in Jon Lewis and New Zealand’s Jeetan Patel as bowling and spin bowling coaches on everlasting foundation.
    These three are a part of the 4 new appointments to England’s teaching set-up, which is being headed by chief coach Chris Silverwood. The group is at the moment touring India and is down 1-2 in a four-match Test collection.

    Trescothick will take over from Jonathan Trott, who changed South African Jacques Kallis within the ongoing tour. Kallis had performed the position of a batting advisor for England in Sri Lanka.
    “…I’m really excited about the calibre of the individuals that we’ve appointed into these specialist roles. Marcus, Jon and Jeetan have demonstrated their ability at the highest level and also show huge potential for the future,” England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) efficiency director Mo Bobat mentioned in an announcement.
    Trescothick, who scored over 10,000 worldwide runs throughout codecs between 2000 and 2006, is anticipated to take up his new position in mid-March after stepping down from his place as assistant coach at Somerset.
    “Working alongside Carl Hopkinson, our current Elite Fielding Coach, we have the makings of a strong specialist coaching team, possessing a diverse range of experience,” Bobat mentioned.
    Besides, Richard Dawson will go away his position as Gloucestershire head coach to change into England’s elite pathway coach.
    Current Young Lions head coach and former Gloucestershire seamer Lewis has been promoted to the position of tempo bowling coach in a everlasting capability.

    New Zealand spinner Patel, who’s at the moment working as a advisor, has agreed to a everlasting place as spin-bowling coach after a variety of short-term stints with the England group.
    “The Elite Coaches will play an important role in enhancing this depth further, helping us to sustain success over time. We want to be renowned and respected for the quality of our coaching,” Bobat mentioned.
    Besides caring for the nationwide group, the brand new appointees may also be liable for unearthing new expertise from the home circuit.
    “Working along with counties, they’ll have accountability for creating and making ready present and next-in-line England gamers while additionally including worth to our England and Lions environments.
    “In addition, they will support the development of our best Under-19 players through our Young Lions programme,” unhappy Bobat.
    The ECB additional said that the three roles had been topic to a rigorous recruitment course of.
    As a part of the transfer, Jon Lewis will vacate his position as Young Lions Head Coach. Dawson will take cost of his new position in mid-April.
    Speaking concerning the modifications, Bobat added: “Jon has accomplished a implausible job main our Young Lions programme and England U-19 group over the past couple of years. His change of position has supplied the chance to have a look at that place with recent eyes.
    “Given the strength of applicants that we’ve had through the recruitment process, and the need for us to have an adaptable coaching workforce, I’m absolutely delighted that we’ve been able to appoint Richard Dawson as our Elite Pathway Coach,” he mentioned.