Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels England wanted to give their bowlers a decent amount of time to recover before bowling in the second innings of the first Test against India. England didn`t declare even after having a lead of more than 400 runs and the visitors weren`t even looking to score runs at a quick pace before they folded up for 178/10.
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne was surprised with the visitors` decision to not declare and was also fumed at England`s slow approach with the bat on day four of the first Test.
England’s mindset is let’s not lose this test match – rather than, what’s the best way to win this test match and how many overs could we need ! This batting on decision is now putting a lot of pressure on England’s bowlers and particularly their spinners !
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) February 8, 2021
“I think the approach was something that we probably expected that they would try and put 430 on board. So we were also…