Graeme Swann predicts Indian comeback if ball doesn't swing in Tests

Former offspinner Graeme Swann foresees a strong Indian comeback in next months Test series against England if the ball fails to swing the chances of which are high due to a warmerthanusual English summer India lost the ODI series 12 giving England the bragging rights ahead of the fivematch Test rubber starting August 1 in Birmingham But Swann said things might just change for the better for the visitors in the longest formatIf the ball doesnt swing England will have to rely on reverse swing later on Jimmy James Anderson is not the same bowler with the older ball because by the time it starts reverse swinging Kohli will be 6070 not out Swann told PTI England did well last time because Jimmy had the new ball swinging Its just not Indians who dont do well against swing Every batsman in the world doesnt like it when the ball swings around especially when Anderson is bowling he saidIf it swings England will win the Test series easily but if it doesnt and I dont think it will I think it will be a brilliant series England dont have a great spin attack in the Test series so again India hold all the aces in that department too he said Speaking of spinners Swann said Kuldeep Yadav should play in the first Test ahead of either R Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja But he also warned against overexposing the leftarm wrist spinnerYadav took 14 wickets in five matches during the limitedovers leg If I was an Indian I would desperately want him to play in the Tests because he does provide mystery and the English batsmen cannot pick his googly He also bowls a good length and went for just 20odd on a beautiful batting wicket at Nottingham He doesnt give the batsmen enough opportunity to see the ball off pitch and can hit a perfect length and pace Swann saidIf India use him wisely he could be a massive bowler for them this summer particularly if it continues to stay dry This is where some caution is needed He has bowled well but he has also come up against two very poor teams against wrist spin in South Africa and EnglandSo my advice would be to not get carried away and put too much pressure on Kuldeep that he has to perform and do well always which I thought happened in the latter half of the ODI series he added But Swann said he would definitely start Yadav ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja because it wasnt necessary to field both the latter two in English conditionsIt is a tough call But I would want to look and say whom do England want to face When playing in India that answer would be Ashwin and Jadeja a hundred percent and they would be my first two names on the sheet In England are they still the first two names You look at their records from the past and what they bring to the team You dont have to play both of them you can play just one If I were blessed with a wrist spinner to pick I would always personally put a wrist spinner in he saidThe other key contest during the Test series will be the renewed battle between Virat Kohli and James Anderson The Indian skipper endured a woeful tour here in 2014 while the English pacer is now on the recovery path for the Test series Swann said Kohli would be eager to right the wrongs from his last tripHe Kohli is probably embarrassed by the last tour here because he is such a good player and that was not the Virat Kohli we know He probably wants to right that wrong And it is in his favour at the moment because the ball is not swinging The hot weather we have been having it is unseasonal and there is no moisture around in the air or in the ground That makes the ball swing in England and it has not been swinging said SwannLooking back at the ODIT20I series the former international said that these two are the best sides in this format at the moment England still have got some glaring weaknesses against spin and they were highlighted there It was same for India who thought England will be a walkover after the first ODI Lords was a bit of wake up call for India as wellBut I dont think it England winning ODIs will have much impact on the Test series to be honest because the England test team is so different Instead that will play into Indias hands to be honest because 80 percent of the batsmen havent played against Kuldeep yet he addedSwann said Indias middleorder problems are an offshoot of their inform toporder including the struggle of MS Dhoni who didnt bat well during the last two ODIs I dont think it is down to form but more down to the change in pitchesit is not easy to keep adjusting even for a player who is as experienced or as good as Dhoni he saidIt often happens when your toporder is so powerful that guys later on in the middle dont get a go regularly So when India winIt can sometimes mess up the middle order because they dont get so many balls on the bat he explainedAlso Read England Spinners OutBowled Kuldeep And Chahal Says Phil TufnellCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been 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