<p>England’s lead spinner Graeme Swann feels that Indian tweakers will not be a threat to English batsmen on the turning tracks of the sub-continent.<br /><br />England have managed to win just two of the 22 Test matches — excluding matches against Bangladesh — in the sub-continent struggling against the spinners but this time Swann feels that the batsmen would do well on the “traditional pitches” of India.<br /><br />England were whitewashed 3-0 by Pakistan in the Test series hosted by the UAE earlier this year and drew a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in April.<br /><br />During three Tests against Pakistan, England struggled against unorthodox spinner Saeed Ajmal, who claimed 24 wickets in three Tests.<br /><br />“I think last winter was a bit different,” Swann was quoted as saying by cric-info.com.<br /><br />“First of all, when we played in Dubai that was not really the sub-continent, that wicket was very unique in the sense that it was very skiddy and span as well. India’s wickets are more traditional, more what people are used to, so I would be very surprised if that happened again,” said Swann.</p>.<p>He rated Ajmal as a top mystery spinner and said India lacks a bowler like the Pakistani.<br />“Secondly, we were bowled out by a mystery spinner (Ajmal) that batsmen could not pick. India are not really blessed with a mystery spinner like that.”<br /><br />Swann flies back to England<br /><br />Off-spinner Graeme Swann is returning home from India to spend time with his sick daughter, the (ECB) said on Wednesday. <br /><br />Swann will travel back to India in time for first Test in Ahmedabad starting on November 15. His absence from the final warm-up match is a blow to the tourists who already have fitness concerns about Steven Finn and Stuart Broad. </p>
<p>England’s lead spinner Graeme Swann feels that Indian tweakers will not be a threat to English batsmen on the turning tracks of the sub-continent.<br /><br />England have managed to win just two of the 22 Test matches — excluding matches against Bangladesh — in the sub-continent struggling against the spinners but this time Swann feels that the batsmen would do well on the “traditional pitches” of India.<br /><br />England were whitewashed 3-0 by Pakistan in the Test series hosted by the UAE earlier this year and drew a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in April.<br /><br />During three Tests against Pakistan, England struggled against unorthodox spinner Saeed Ajmal, who claimed 24 wickets in three Tests.<br /><br />“I think last winter was a bit different,” Swann was quoted as saying by cric-info.com.<br /><br />“First of all, when we played in Dubai that was not really the sub-continent, that wicket was very unique in the sense that it was very skiddy and span as well. India’s wickets are more traditional, more what people are used to, so I would be very surprised if that happened again,” said Swann.</p>.<p>He rated Ajmal as a top mystery spinner and said India lacks a bowler like the Pakistani.<br />“Secondly, we were bowled out by a mystery spinner (Ajmal) that batsmen could not pick. India are not really blessed with a mystery spinner like that.”<br /><br />Swann flies back to England<br /><br />Off-spinner Graeme Swann is returning home from India to spend time with his sick daughter, the (ECB) said on Wednesday. <br /><br />Swann will travel back to India in time for first Test in Ahmedabad starting on November 15. His absence from the final warm-up match is a blow to the tourists who already have fitness concerns about Steven Finn and Stuart Broad. </p>