India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Thursday mentioned the workforce deliberate to bowl simplest bouncers to Travis Head regardless of the result after his counterattacking hundred at the opening day of the International Take a look at Championship ultimate.
Head’s 163 off 174 balls has put Australia in a commanding place on the second one day on the Oval. The Indians’ ways of now not the usage of the quick ball in opposition to Head was once wondered on day one, forcing them to switch their plans day after today.
Siraj in the end removed him with a brief ball at the leg facet.
“There was once sticky jump the day past morning and seam motion. Thereafter, there was once now not sufficient swing from the six metre period and batters had been having it simple. Head batted extremely as neatly. We can have bowled with higher strains,” mentioned Siraj, who was once India’s standout bowler with 4 wickets in Australia’s first-innings overall of 469 all out.
Siraj felt they were given the desired success with the quick ball on day two.
“We determined to bowl bouncer simplest to Head and if he get hit from there then so be it. We caught to it and were given good fortune. We constructed force didn’t give too many runs that still helped. We used bouncers the day past as neatly however the possibilities went within the hole.
“There have been four-five possibilities off my bowling simplest. If we didn’t bowl neatly, Australia would have crossed 500,” he mentioned.
Siraj added that the wicket had extra tempo and asymmetric jump on day two.
“There may be extra tempo within the wicket and there may be asymmetric jump. We additionally bowled neatly however the best way Head batted he compelled us to push our lengths again.” On throwing the ball again to Steve Smith after the Australia finished his hundred within the first over of the day, he added: “It was once not anything. I used to be simply playing. It is very important do this as this is a lengthy day,” he added.