<p>They dealt with spin quite well in the series-levelling win in the second Test but the visiting England cricket team’s batsmen continued to practice against tweakers ahead of the third Test against India starting here on December 5.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two local club spinners — one left-arm orthodox and another leg-spinner — along with Monty Panesar bowled at the nets in tandem.<br /><br />Monty, particularly, bowled his heart out as the English cricketers tried to master orthodox spin.<br /><br />Earlier, the English cricketers came in two batches with Kevin Pietersen arriving in the afternoon. Skipper Alastair Cook was seen deeply involved in a discussion with bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed.<br /><br />The in-form Cook, who has two centuries from two Tests, was negotiating the throw-downs from the former Pakistani leg-spinner and later the duo engaged themselves in discussion, while the remaining English players practised in the two practice nets.<br /><br />Batsman Jonny Bairstow later acknowledged that the team still has challenges left to deal with despite dominating the Indian spin trio of Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin in the Wankhede Test.<br /><br />“It’s still going to be tough. There will always be challenges left in the spin department. With the weather conditions and with the reverse swing, it would be a massive challenge for us. But we will be looking forward to dealing with that in the next Test,” Bairstow said.<br />As they practised in tandem, a few yards away, the wicket lay covered.<br /><br />“Honestly, we did not have a look at it. That’s not something we do normally before the match. I’m sure the Indians have had a detailed look and take the right decision,” he said.</p>
<p>They dealt with spin quite well in the series-levelling win in the second Test but the visiting England cricket team’s batsmen continued to practice against tweakers ahead of the third Test against India starting here on December 5.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Two local club spinners — one left-arm orthodox and another leg-spinner — along with Monty Panesar bowled at the nets in tandem.<br /><br />Monty, particularly, bowled his heart out as the English cricketers tried to master orthodox spin.<br /><br />Earlier, the English cricketers came in two batches with Kevin Pietersen arriving in the afternoon. Skipper Alastair Cook was seen deeply involved in a discussion with bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed.<br /><br />The in-form Cook, who has two centuries from two Tests, was negotiating the throw-downs from the former Pakistani leg-spinner and later the duo engaged themselves in discussion, while the remaining English players practised in the two practice nets.<br /><br />Batsman Jonny Bairstow later acknowledged that the team still has challenges left to deal with despite dominating the Indian spin trio of Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha and R Ashwin in the Wankhede Test.<br /><br />“It’s still going to be tough. There will always be challenges left in the spin department. With the weather conditions and with the reverse swing, it would be a massive challenge for us. But we will be looking forward to dealing with that in the next Test,” Bairstow said.<br />As they practised in tandem, a few yards away, the wicket lay covered.<br /><br />“Honestly, we did not have a look at it. That’s not something we do normally before the match. I’m sure the Indians have had a detailed look and take the right decision,” he said.</p>