India vs England 2016: 2nd Test Day 2 - 5 Talking points

#2 Indian spinners show the way

The Indian spinners tied the England batsmen in knots(Image credits: BCCI)

If most of Day 1 headlines was about how England spinners failed to extract purchase from the wicket, today was all about Ashwin, Jadeja and Jayant Yadav. Ashwin was at his best, confusing batsmen with his flight, dip and turn. He rarely went off the radar and returned to bowling with his normal action, after an unnecessary tryst with a side on action in Rajkot.

Jadeja and Yadav complimented Ashwin well, bowling tight lines and letting the pressure build. The England spinners were way off the mark, managing just 4 maidens between them and allowing easy runs with loose balls. The Indian spinners, however, showed how to bowl on such a wicket and all three returned with impressive figures at the end of Day 2.

The trio have 11 maidens between them already, having bowled less than half of what the England spinners had done. While Ashwin was the pick of the spinners, with two wickets and 15 runs off 12 tight overs, Jayant and Jadeja also went for less than 3 an over.