<p> England pace bowler Steven Finn on Monday declared himself fit ahead of the third Test against India, starting here on Wednesday.<br /><br />“If I'm needed, I'll be ready for the (third) Test. I've bowled about six overs at the nets and am feeling quite okay," said Finn, who suffered a thigh strain during England’s warm-up match against India ‘A’ at Mumbai, after England’s nets at the Eden Gardens.<br /><br />He was guarded about his chances of finding a place in the eleven. "It feels really nice if your bowling coach (David Saker) is impressed. But I'm not the one who is going to read too much into it. I would stay in my bubble," he added.<br /><br />It might have come as a boost for England as Stuart Broad has failed to take even a single wicket in two Tests thus far. But Finn defended his mate. "It's not that he has drifted away a million miles. He is a world-class pace bowler with more than 50 Tests under his belt. I'm sure he will be out of this slump," said Finn.<br /><br />The Eden Gardens pitch has been quite a tough place for the fast bowlers, with Javagal Srinath being the last of that tribe to take a five-wicket haul here back in 1999. But Finn hoped the pitch would some help for pacers as well.</p>.<p> "I hope there is little bit for everybody. The practice wicket has been playing very true. If that is any reflection then I think the match wicket would be a good one that would spin later on.”<br /><br /> "Bowling in the sub-continent poses different challenges and you need good skill levels, like getting the reverse swing,” he said.</p>
<p> England pace bowler Steven Finn on Monday declared himself fit ahead of the third Test against India, starting here on Wednesday.<br /><br />“If I'm needed, I'll be ready for the (third) Test. I've bowled about six overs at the nets and am feeling quite okay," said Finn, who suffered a thigh strain during England’s warm-up match against India ‘A’ at Mumbai, after England’s nets at the Eden Gardens.<br /><br />He was guarded about his chances of finding a place in the eleven. "It feels really nice if your bowling coach (David Saker) is impressed. But I'm not the one who is going to read too much into it. I would stay in my bubble," he added.<br /><br />It might have come as a boost for England as Stuart Broad has failed to take even a single wicket in two Tests thus far. But Finn defended his mate. "It's not that he has drifted away a million miles. He is a world-class pace bowler with more than 50 Tests under his belt. I'm sure he will be out of this slump," said Finn.<br /><br />The Eden Gardens pitch has been quite a tough place for the fast bowlers, with Javagal Srinath being the last of that tribe to take a five-wicket haul here back in 1999. But Finn hoped the pitch would some help for pacers as well.</p>.<p> "I hope there is little bit for everybody. The practice wicket has been playing very true. If that is any reflection then I think the match wicket would be a good one that would spin later on.”<br /><br /> "Bowling in the sub-continent poses different challenges and you need good skill levels, like getting the reverse swing,” he said.</p>
