David Saker: Stuart Broad form a worry ahead of England's third Test with India

England bowling coach David Saker hopes Stuart Broad can rediscover his best form for the third Test against India.

Finn appeared to be recovering well until a setback just before the second Test, and for that reason England are taking nothing for granted. "We were really confident he'd be right for this Test, so I'm not sure," said Saker. "I've just got my fingers crossed he gets through; if he does, we can make a decision. "We're not getting too far ahead of ourselves. We want to make sure he gets through his three or four spells and gets some rhythm; then his name will come up."

Success

The depth of anxiety among England's management was significant after the nine-wicket defeat in Ahmedabad. It was England's fifth in Asian conditions this year, and Saker said: "I think everyone in the group was feeling pressure, there's no doubt about that. "I can only talk from where I was coming from, but I was questioning myself as to whether we were doing the right things. "If I'm doing that, I think probably others in the camp were wondering if we were going in the right direction." Series-levelling success in Mumbai has changed all that. "I wasn't sure what we'd get out of the group ... but it turned out to be as good a win as I've ever experienced with them. "It wasn't relief; it was a feeling of all the work we've done with this group against spin, and playing in the sub-continent, had come off - and we were really pleased with that."