Defensive approach was the reason behind Pakistan series whitewash, reckons http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 – Cricket News Update
England’s ace spin bowler Graeme Swann believes playing defensive cricket was the main reason behind their unprecedented 3-0 Test series whitewash at the hands of Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 earlier this year.
"I think we went into our shells a bit in the UAE and suffered as a consequence," said the spearhead England spinner while speaking to media reporters on Wednesday. "We have learned, certainly as batsmen, that you have to be positive and you have to be more aggressive when you bat."
The Three Lions’ Test journey has not been satisfactory so far this year. They started 2012 with a 3-0 Test series whitewash at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 1-1.
After managing to win the home three-Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, losing the three-match series with a 2-0 margin. The series defeat at the hands of the Proteas also cost the England side its World No. 1 Test status.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 have notoriously struggled against spin in the sub-continent, but Swann is confident his side would do well against the current Indian spin attack, come the opening Test in Ahmedabad next week.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198 have emerged as world class spinners in recent months and are certainly able to trouble the English line-up in the forthcoming Test series. However, Swann does not believe that the Indian spin bowlers would pose a threat like Pakistan did earlier, since none of them is of Saeed Ajmal's stature.
"India's wickets are more traditional, more what people are used to, so I would be very surprised if that happened again," said the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haryana-c790, commencing on Thursday
"Secondly, we were bowled out by a mystery spinner that batsmen could not pick. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 are not really blessed with a mystery spinner like that," he added further.
The four-Test series between England and India will be followed by two T0Is and five ODIs.
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