In an IPL match at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium some eight months ago, Mark Wood was breathing fire. In a remarkable spell of fast bowling, the England quick claimed five for 14 for Lucknow Super Giants against Delhi Capitals.
Wood knows things could well be different in the Test series against India. The focus is more on spin and the wickets that could be encouraging it.
But he feels it would be wrong to assume the pitch would do everything. “It is no good coming here and just rolling over and thinking the pitches will do the work, or it is going to be tough because the pitches are not what we are used to,” he said. “We have to find a way. That is what we will try and do in the game. We will adapt. We have a captain that always wants to take the game forward and isn’t going to sit back. It should be a fun and intense series.”
