Hats off to Pant, but we’re not scared: England assistant coach Collingwood

Rishabh Pant’s stunning 146 innings could put them off but England assistant coach Paul Collingwood said the hosts are not “fearful” and will fight back in the fifth test up. schedule is here.

Coming out on the field with India in 98th to 5th position, Pant played an age knockout to turn the tide against England and beat India to a challenge of 338 to 7 at the stumps on Friday. His stunning 111 tackles include 19 touch-ins and four touch-ins.

But Collingwood says England are not threatened by India’s substantial rebound as they have been accustomed to chasing big fourth-half totals in recent times.

“I didn’t feel our backs were against the wall for too long, but hats off to Pant’s play. When you’re up against world-class players, they can do world-class things,” Collingwood said. . by the media here after the first day of play.

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“We were unafraid of what we needed to chase in the fourth inning. The way we played in the three games against New Zealand showed that we were unaffected by what the opponent would get in the first half. first.” England chased fourth innings totals exceeding 250 on three occasions in a 3-0 win over New Zealand.

He is said to have embraced a brand of aggressive cricket under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, which has left New Zealand cast aside.

Collingwood, who has played 68 Test matches for England, said: “We don’t play regular Test cricket.

“We’re not always trying to stop the flow and keep running rates down. We want to be more active in this area. We can be satisfied with today’s work and get them for anyone. anything below 360-370 would be a good result for us.” He said the form of the three wins over Black Caps – England finished second on all three occasions – influenced Stokes’ decision to start. before India.