4th Test: 'Lack of swing surprised us,' says Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood

England assistant coach Paul Collingwood said lack of swing from the dukes ball came as a surprise in the ongoing fourth Test here.

Thirteen wickets fell on Day One with India getting all out for 191, but the conditions seemed to have improved for batting thereafter.

"I thought we were disciplined and stuck to our task all day. But one thing that surprised us was the lack of swing from the dukes ball," the former England captain said.

"We all know once there's some movement in the air, and the wicket with some carry, it would trouble the Indian batsmen. So we were surprised and could not get the swing. We tried everything with it, changing the shining side but could not get movement," he rued.

Rohit Sharma slammed his first Test hundred outside India - a watchful 127 off 256 balls.

Backing his bowlers, Collingwood said: "I thought we asked questions all day. But a lot of credit goes to the Indian batsmen with Rohit at the top of the order. We had to wait for the breakthrough. Thankfully we got it with the help of the second new ball."

Talking about Rohit's innings, he said: "He's got a good technique. We have found in the past he's quite an attacking batsmen. But he has been watchful in the series. It was hard to create any chances in the series. You got to give him a lot of credit."

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