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Sports Home India vs England 2012 News Need to make it 11 before Kolkata Test Jonathan Trott

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Need to make it 1-1 before Kolkata Test: Jonathan Trott

The South Africa-born English cricketer has said that his team is looking forward to the start of the second Test and says it is a 'fantastic opportunity' to draw level with India.

Written by Press Trust of India
Updated: November 21, 2012 04:12 pm IST

Read Time: 2 min

Mumbai:

England batsman Jonathan Trott on Wednesday said that the visitors are determined to level four-match series against India in the second Test in Mumbai starting Friday after losing the opener by nine wickets in Ahmedabad.

"I think it will be good to strike early and go to Kolkata 1-1. It is very important that we have that mindset. I think the conditions are bit different here but it will work in both the team's favour with regards to bounce and turn. Touring India is fine but playing good cricket is more important," he told reporters here.

"We need to produce on the field. We are looking forward to Friday. It is a fantastic opportunity for us to get 1-1," the South Africa-born English cricketer added.

Asked about the pitch on offer at the Wankhede Stadium for the second Test, Trott said, "I did have a look at the pitch. It looks a bit similar to the net wicket. It was turning a bit. When you come here, the red soil tends to spin a bit more and you generally get more spin in Mumbai.

"The ball is coming on fine. There is a little more bounce. Ahmedabad was low and slow but here you will find bounce a bit more. Hopefully, our seamers can exploit that."

Trott's assessment of the pitch is different from what India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had expected.

After winning the first Test against England at Ahmedabad, Dhoni had expressed his displeasure at the Motera wicket and said that he wanted rank turners for the remainder of the series.

Trott praised young India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara for his unbeaten 206 in the first innings in Ahmedabad and said such knocks help a side to win matches.

"We saw Pujara get a good double hundred and that is what wins you Test matches. If we had managed to get an extra 100 runs in the first innings and Alastair (Cook) playing in the same way (he did in the second innings), it would have been a different game. There are a lot of ifs but crux of the matter is that we are 0-1 down and we need to play a lot better on Friday," he said.

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