Wary of the marauding West Indies batting, England team today focussed on their bowling during the team's training session ahead of tomorrow's high-octane finale of the World T20 here.
The West Indies batsmen's tendency to clear the ropes led the English cricketers to go for a ribbon approach to their bowling strategy.
The Englishmen marked the stumps with two ribbons across the 22 yards and their pacers and spinners bowled in tandem, perfecting their line and length during the two-hour long rigorous training session.
Few yards away from their training strip, the pitch was covered with thick carpets. The buzz is that there will be some green patches to encourage some lateral movements for England's seam quartet of David Willey, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett and Ben Stokes.
"I have had a look at the wicket yesterday not today. There is a nice covering of grass and it looks a really good wicket, which is really a good news. I suppose coming to Kolkata you would expect it to have no grass but nice to see a covering of grass holding it together," said England captain Eoin Morgan.
He, however, made it clear that the team management was flexible enough to pick a side should the grass be shaved off in the morning, and indicated that uncapped Hampshire leftarm spinner Liam Dawson may be drafted in.
"He's bowled brilliantly. He wasn't in the squad in South Africa but he travelled with the side and since he's been out here, We would have no issue giving him his debut if that was the right way to go about it," said the skipper.
"I think we're far from a home game. If the grass isn't there tomorrow, I'd back the ability of my players to adapt to any conditions, even if there was no grass. I'd still have a lot of belief in the side that we can still go out and put in a match-winning performance.
"For a long time in T20 cricket spinners have had a huge effect on the game and have been key components of any success. The game is forever changing, even from the last World Cup to now there's been a huge change. It's exciting for the game and who knows down the line seamers might be more effective that spinners," Morgan added.
Stating that "everybody is fit for selection", Morgan said: "A couple of guys have been sick over the last few days but they've pulled up well today.
