Ironically, India's own seamers demonstrated the blueprint at Trent Bridge.
Arshdeep Singh found early swing before India largely shifted to bowling into the wicket, only returning to fuller lengths at the death to exploit reverse swing.
England's batters found cross-batted shots difficult on a surface offering extra bounce.
Harry Brook, who fell attempting one, admitted after the game: "We recognized it was a tough pitch to hit from top of the stumps.
Needed to hit the top of the stumps with the occasional bouncer."
Ironically, India's own seamers demonstrated the blueprint at Trent Bridge. Arshdeep Singh found early swing before India largely shifted to bowling into the wicket, only returning to fuller lengths at the death to exploit reverse swing. England's batters found cross-batted shots difficult on a surface offering extra bounce. Harry Brook, who fell attempting one, admitted after the game: "We recognized it was a tough pitch to hit from top of the stumps. Needed to hit the top of the stumps with the occasional bouncer." Even Phil Salt, top scorer of the day, made only 35 off 27 against seam compared to 35 off 17 against spin, underlining how difficult it was to score when the seamers consistently hit those lengths.
