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England vice-captain Ollie Pope said on Wednesday that he will not have any problem with the turn of the pitch in the fourth Test as the spinners will get help from the start and the match will be a draw. The Tests in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Rajkot all had spotty pitches that were not conducive to spinners but they had something for everyone. According to Ollie Pope, if the first ball on the pitch spins, the role of the toss becomes irrelevant. It will be an equal contest on the field.
Turning pitch will be available in the fourth test
Ollie Pope said that it has happened many times that the wicket is flat at first but then starts deteriorating. We batted first and won the first test. India won the last 2 tests by batting first. If you bat first on a slightly flat wicket, it does not decide the outcome but gives you an advantage. Pope, one of England's heroes in Hyderabad, feels that a good turn on the wicket will give him a chance to take wickets.
English player gave a big hint before Ranchi test
Ollie Pope said, “We are hoping that if he behaves like this then the match will go in our favor.” We have some young spinners who have bowled well on good pitches. This will definitely give an opportunity to take wickets. He has performed well even on flat pitches.
Jadeja, Ashwin and Kuldeep can be a threat
Ollie Pope used sweep shots to reduce the impact of the Indian spinners and scored 196 runs to help England win the first match of the series. Ollie Pope said that if the pitch spins then we will be able to play more sweep shots and new types of shots. We felt that Jadeja, Ashwin and Kuldeep could be a threat on spin pitches.
Axar Patel can be the fourth spinner
Ollie Pope said that our best efforts will help in maintaining pressure on them as we did in the second innings in Hyderabad. If the pitch spins like this, it will boost our morale before the Test. With India opting to rest Jasprit Bumrah, Pope feels the team could field a fourth spinner in the form of Axar Patel.
India expects more spinners
Ollie Pope said India will bring in a fourth spinner when he looks at the wicket and training on him this afternoon will give us an idea of what he does. What he wants from the pitch, he wants something special, how much water he gives on the pitch… maybe India is expecting an extra spinner. If not Jaspreet then Akshar Patel is definitely his alternative.
