England skipper plays down spin rivalry

England cricketer Andrew Strauss throws a round during a precision event during The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The England skipper says his team’s large World Cup strife opposite India will be some-more than only a duel in in between pass off-spinners Harbhajan Singh as good as Graeme Swann.
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BANGALORE, India (AFP) – England captain Andrew Strauss has pronounced his team’s large World Cup strife opposite India upon Sunday will be some-more than only a duel in in between pass off-spinners Harbhajan Singh as good as Graeme Swann.

England’s Swann put in a trained 2-35 bid in his team’s below-par opening opposite a Netherlands, who posted 292-6.

Harbhajan has been portion his group good given creation his one-day entrance in 1998, carrying bagged 247 wickets in 218 matches.

“It’s regularly easy to have these mini-battles in a game. But a side which wins is substantially a a single which has a infancy of a players we do well, rsther than than only a single or two,” pronounced Strauss.

“If it (the pitch) does turn, India have got a integrate of spinners which have been starting to come in to a diversion as good as we’ve got a integrate ourselves. It’s as most about a batsmen personification them good as them bowling well.”

The England skipper pronounced his group had a batting resources to opposite a Indian spin if a representation helped delayed men.

“If it’s branch a spinners will come in to a diversion as good as it’s critical we find ways of rotating a set upon as good as putting them underneath pressure,” pronounced Strauss.

“That’s something we’re rebuilt for as good as we consider a fool around opposite spin has softened a lot over a final integrate of years.”

Strauss pronounced his group could name a second dilettante spinner.

“It (two spinners) is really an option. If it’s starting to spin similar to it did in which Australia warm-up diversion (against India during a same venue), dual spinners have been starting to be a really clever choice for us,” he said.

“But it’s critical not to be as well blinkered in to presumption it’s starting to do something. You’ve got to demeanour during conditions.”

Both teams won their opening matches, with India violence Bangladesh by 87 runs in Dhaka as good as England prevalent over a Netherlands by 6 wickets in Nagpur.