Ben Stokes feels England have been let down by know-how at an important second as they slipped to a series-levelling Test defeat towards India – however the captain has refused responsible the consequence on “if, buts and maybes”.
The vacationers have been bowled out for 292 on day 4 of the second Test in Visakhapatnam, happening by 106 runs as they fell effectively wanting a history-making chase.
Opener Zak Crawley had seemed the person almost definitely to do one thing particular and his dismissal for 73 simply earlier than lunch turned the sport decisively in India’s favour.
Kuldeep Yadav’s lbw shout was initially turned down by skilled umpire Marais Erasmus, who judged the ball to lacking leg stump, however DRS dominated within the bowler’s favour when ball-tracking steered it was occurring to hit.
England misplaced Jonny Bairstow within the subsequent over and by no means fairly recovered.
“My personal opinion is that the technology has gone wrong on this occasion. That’s where I stand on it,” the England captain stated.
“Technology in the game is obviously there and everyone has an understanding of the reasons it can never be 100 per cent. That’s why we have the ‘umpire’s call’.
“So when it isn’t 100 per cent, I do not suppose it is unfair for somebody to say ‘I believe the know-how has obtained it incorrect’.
“I will say that, but in a game full of ifs, buts and maybes I am not going to say that’s the reason why we haven’t got the result we wanted.”
England’s rating was the second-highest fourth-innings whole any abroad crew have scored in Indian circumstances, however the scale of their goal was just too nice to beat with no massive century to construct round.
Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes and Tom Hartley have been all battling towards sickness that emerged within the camp in a single day, together with the injured Jack Leach on the crew resort, leaving Stokes pleased with the combat his facet put up.
“There’s a bit of a virus going round, a couple of guys woke up not feeling great,” he stated.
“It’s not ideal, you want everyone to be feeling great but I’m proud that the guys who were feeling under the weather didn’t shy away and gave it their best.”
England’s aggressive show in defeat and even dismissals like Joe Root’s for 16, an agricultural heave from the facet’s most elegant participant, don’t give Stokes pause for thought.
“I think our approach is what we’re known for, the way in which we play,” he stated.
“We want to stay very true to ourselves. I was happy with the way we went about that chase. That’s exactly how we play cricket. It won’t always work but a loss is a loss; you don’t get any points losing by five and you don’t get less for losing by 100.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
