Ahmedabad, November 18: Matt Prior accepted that England failed as a batting unit in the first innings. Excerpts from the post-match interaction...
On the first-innings debacle:
It was a bit of a shocker. To lose wickets quickly is always disappointing. But as a professional sportsman you have to look forward. To end up none down, we'll take a huge amount from that.
On England's approach:
You have to go out there and implement your plans. We didn't do it in the first innings. Everyone was keen to get into this Test. Maybe we got a little bit too ahead of ourselves and a little bit panicky. In the second innings we seemed to be a lot calmer.
Difference in the nature of the pitch:
It is certainly turning. You look at the Day 1 wicket and now; and it's different. It's drying out, turning a bit, and that's not an excuse.
On England's gameplan:
There's no point crying over spilt milk. You have to move on. We know that we underperformed. Already, there is a fantastic turnaround. We're behind the game but fighting hard. We will fight and learn lessons from the first innings. Gaining something from this match is not unrealistic. Ultimately, it's about execution.
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