It is about doing well under pressure, feels Jonathan Trott – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576, the England batsman, is confident that his team is ready for the upcoming Test series against India but the right-hander understands that delivering the goods on rough Indian pitches will be a massive challenge for the English batsmen.
The first Test of the four-match series begins from November 15, at Ahmedabad, with both the teams looking to prove a point in international cricket.
India were the number one ranked Test team of the world last year before being whitewashed at the hands of England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and company want to jump up the rankings once again by dismantling the Poms.
England, on the other hand, are going through a rebuilding phase after the retirement of their captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s official captain in the 5-day format.
On top of that, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806, their premier batsman, has returned to the national team after a break of almost three months.
The visitors have done quite well in the three practice matches leading up to the first Test but Trott believes that Test cricket is altogether a different ball-game. The top-order batsman is of the view that countering the Indian spinners on turning tracks is not going to be an easy task for Cook and company.
“Test cricket has got to start again,” Trott said. “And when the pressure is on and the chips are down, that's when you need people to perform. That's when if cracks are tested then they widen and it becomes more obvious with regards to performance and team dynamics.”
The English batsmen struggled to cope with the Pakistani spinners in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE) earlier this year as they were whitewashed (3-0). The South African born cricketer feels that the England batting line-up will have to gel well as a unit in order to do well against the Men in Blue.
“So when the pressure is on that's when it happens and we've got to make sure we have all our ducks in a row and we're ready for that. But I think we're on the right track,” he added.
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