Ind vs Eng: Brendon McCullum joins Ben Stokes by calling Edgbaston Surface ‘type of subcontinent, “Want” Spicy “Pitch in Lord’s | Cricket news
England captain Ben Stokes described the surface of Edgbaston as “Pitch from the subcontinent”, and now the coach Brendon McCullum has joined the walking train, asking “more rebound and rhythm” of the height of the Lord, where the third test will be played on Thursday.“Something with a little more rhythm, a little more rebound, and perhaps a little of laterally, let’s hope it,” said McCullum, quoted by the Telegraph.
India hammered England by 337 points in the second test to level the series of five 1-1 games.England added Gus Atkinson to their team, and there is a high chances that Jofra Archer will also return to test cricket after a four -year gap.Meanwhile, the England coach also admitted that he had misunderstood the EDGbaston field and praised Indian quisors to make the most of a “subcontinent” type.“Obviously, we made the decision to make a bowl first,” he said.“We thought the field would be better over the match, and we were probably mistaken. We saw that it was probably more a subcontinent-type field, and I thought India was exceptional.“They played brilliantly with the bat in hand. Shubman Gill struck at an elite level.“Obviously, the way they played – Akash in particular – they grew up playing on these kinds of surfaces, where you have to slam this slightly more complete length, and we bowling presented these opportunities for them.“Obviously, foot steps have also started to create problems. You don’t always get each decision.”
