Tremlett backs bowlers to adapt

Chris Tremlett
12 April 2012

England are confident they can continue to adapt their pace-bowling skills to the demands of the Middle East.

Chris Tremlett, who took four wickets in the 100-run win over a Pakistan Cricket Board XI in the three-day warm-up fixture which concluded at the GCA ground on Friday, has no doubts that he and others can transfer their Test match wicket-taking ability to the United Arab Emirates.

"It's pretty much what we expected," he said.

"There isn't going to be too much bounce, like there was in England. It's pretty hard work, but it's about adapting to those skills - reverse-swing, which we practise in the nets. We did it well in this match."

Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott top-scored in each innings, and Monty Panesar finished with a match haul of eight for 103 in his first England appearance since last winter's pre-Ashes tour match in Hobart.

Tremlett too, whose recovery from an eye infection has been slow but did not hamper his bowling here, has been out of action for his country - since a back injury interrupted his Test summer last July.

He added: "These wickets are lower and slower. In England there is bounce and carry, and the ball probably does swing more consistently.

"But even though they are slow, they're quite skiddy - so you can probably bowl more back-of-a-length than you think you can. It's tough for all the guys. It's not what we're used to at home. But we've shown in this game we've adapted quite quickly."

England finished their warm-up programme with two victories from two attempts - and although there were qualms about two quiet matches for number one spinner Graeme Swann and a shortage of runs for Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan, they believe they will start the Test series on Tuesday in good shape.

"I think we've got a lot out of the last two games. The guys are really happy going into the Tests," said Tremlett.

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