Old Trafford Test: Disappointed with the way I got out, says Ashwin

Manchester Indian offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed hope that one of their bowlers will step up on second day to prevent England from running away with the fourth Test and also expressed his disappointment as he got out after getting setRavichandran AshwinIndia were bowled out for a paltry 152 in their first innings on day one and the hosts had managed to score 1133 at stumps You cannot put a number on this pitch said Ashwin when asked if the wicket was really one where a team could be shot out for just 150odd runsThere was something in the wicket for the bowlers to exploit and they bowled really well Maybe we could have got a few more runs you always want more runs But we did well to get those wickets in the end and we are still in the game India had won the toss and were soon reduced to 84 within the first six overs as James Anderson 346 and Stuart Broad 625 ran through the batting lineupThe wickets are pretty much similar in all the matches and the conditions were a bit different So it was entirely the managements call to bat first after winning the toss In the end they bowled very well and used the conditions very well said Ashwin talking about skipper MS Dhonis decision to bat first under heavy cloud cover There have been times in the Ranji Trophy when teams have made a similar startMumbai were 05 at one stage if I remember and then they went on to win So I am personally drawing inspiration from that and I believe we are still in the game I am just disappointed that I threw away my wicket because maybe I could have scored more runs he added The spinner was included in the playing XI for the first time in this fivematch seriesAfter sitting out in the first three Tests he scored a crucial 40 runs and added 66 runs with Dhoni to help India avoid complete embarrassment I dont know how I feel about getting back again in the side But when I went out to bat I felt like a chicken out of the box I was very scratchy when my innings started and the ball was doing too much So I just tried to stick in there for a while and see what happens But I am disappointed with the way I got outI have only myself to blame for that If we had more runs we could have put more pressure on them he said after being trapped by a short ball from Broad and caught in the deep Ashwin though was full of praise for his captain who despite an unorthodox technique showed the toporder batsmen how to bat on this pitch Dhoni played a brilliant innings a gutsy innings Ashwin saidThe ball was going around and in fact it was kicking off good length So when we got together he asked me to play my game and play my shots because that was the way to go There were hardly any runs on the board and we were looking to rotate the strike We didnt want to be sitting ducks in those conditions England are now only 39 runs behind with seven wickets in hand and four days remaining in the gameThe second morning becomes extremely crucial in this scenario We are still very much in the game We need to knock a few wickets in the morning and hopefully we will get some good conditions to support us as well Varun Aaron bowled well in short bursts and he did well to get us those two wickets We are hoping he can go and complete a fivewicket haul tomorrow Ashwin signed off