India can make its comeback in the test series if the ball does not swing, says Graeme Swann

Graeme Swann said that things could change for the better for visitors to the test series. (Source: AP)

Former defender Graeme Swann expects a good return of the Indians in next month's test series against England if the ball fails to beat, whose odds are high because of an English summer warmer than usual.

India lost the ODI 1-2 series, giving England bragging rights before the five-match event that started on August 1 in Birmingham . But Swann said things could change for the better for visitors in the longer format.

"If the ball does not swing, England will have to rely on the reverse swing later.Jimmy (James Anderson) is not the same bowler with the older ball because at the moment he will start turning around, Kohli will be at 60-70 ", Swann told PTI

" England did a good job last time, new ball swaying. "It's not just the right Indians who do not do well against swing.Every batsman in the world does not like it when the ball is swinging especially when Anderson is playing bowling. "19659004" If that swings, England will easily win the Test Series but if that's not the case, I think that will be the case, I think it will be a brilliant series.England does not have a big spin attack in the test series So again India holds all the aces in this department too, "he said.

Talking about spinners, Swann said that Kuldeep Yadav should play in the first try before R Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja. But he also warned against overexposing the left arm of the wrist.

Yadav took fourteen wickets in five games during the limited period.

"If I were an Indian, I would desperately want to play it in the tests because it provides the mystery and the English drummers can not pick his googly." He also did a good job and is He left for a dozen times on a beautiful batting booth in Nottingham.Swann said, "If India uses it wisely, it could be a huge bowler for them this summer," he says. If he continues to stay dry, that's where some caution is needed.He played well, but he also faced two very bad teams against the wrist in South Africa and England. [19659004"SomyadvicewouldbetonotgetcarriedawayandputtoomuchpressureonKuldeepthathehasIthinkthishappenedinthelasthalfoftheODIseries"hesaidadded

But Swann said that he was definitely going to start Yadav in front of Ashwin and Jadeja, because 39, it was not necessary to align the two. the last two in English conditions.

"It's a tough call." But I'd like to look at it and say, "Whom does England want to face?" By playing in India, that answer would be Ashwin and Jadeja one hundred percent, and they would be my first two names on the sheet.In England, are they still the first two names?

"You look at their records of the past and what they bring to the team. You do not have to play both, you can play one. If I had the chance to have a wrist strap, I would always put a spinner on my wrist, "he said.

The other key fight of the Test series will be the new battle between Virat Kohli and James Anderson. The Indian skipper endured a bad tour here in 2014, while the English pacer is now on the recovery track for the test series.

Swann said that Kohli would be eager to repair the wrongs of his last trip.

Kohli) is probably embarrbaded by the last round here because he is such a good player and it was not the Virat Kohli we know. He probably wants to repair that wrong. And it's in his favor right now because the ball is not swaying.

"The warm weather we had, it is unusual, and there is no humidity in the air or in the soil. This makes the ball swing in England and it did not swing, "said Swann

. Thinking back to the ODI / T20I series, the former international said that these two are the best sides in this format right now "England still has some glaring weaknesses against the spin and they have been highlighted there. It was the same for India, who thought that England would be a walk after the first ODI. Lord's was a bit of an awakening for India too.

"(But) I do not think (the England winning ODIs) will have a lot of impact (on the Test series) to be honest because the test team of England is so different. "Instead, it will play in the hands of India to be honest because 80% of the drummers have not played against Kuldeep yet," he said. added.

Swann said that India's problems are a consequence, including the struggle of MS Dhoni, who has not beaten well in the last two ODIs.

"I do not think it's the form, but rather the change in the heights … it's not easy to keep adjusting Even for a player as experienced or as talented as Dhoni", he said.

"It often happens that your order is so powerful that the guys in the middle do not do it (regularly), so when India wins … it can sometimes ruin the order. medium order, because they do not have as many balls on the field, "he explains.

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