IND vs ENG: England Misread Pace Of The MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch

The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium has sharply divided opinions with some of the former English players and commentators calling it unplayable while others defending it, saying two centuries from

Patel has included kept in the side specifically for his ability to bowl accurately. "The way I bowl, I know accuracy is my strength. It helps a lot. You just have to bowl as accurately as possible."

The England spinners have not just been inaccurate but have also misread the pace to be used on this kind of wicket.

"The way the wicket is behaving, you know that there is a spin on offer. The more you push the speed up, the more help you get from the pitch. Accuracy important" added Patel.

While both Moeen Ali and Jack Leach have given the ball air, the Indian bowlers have kept the pace up.

"If you are leaving it in the air and slowly, then you are not getting any help from the pitch. So you have to hit the pitch hard. So that the batsman finds it difficult to play. The more slowly you are bowling the batsman is also easily adjusting himself, going back. That (quick) speed is important on that wicket," he added.

While most of the wickets taken by England have gone to spinners (15 of India's 20 wickets to fall have gone to spinners), they have conceded close to 30 for a wicket. In contrast, Indian spinners have conceded as low as 14.2 an over.