England fast bowler Steven Finn said that the 0-3 Test-series whitewash at the hands of Pakistan earlier this year was an eye-opener for the team, says a report in The Indian Express.
"We felt as a team it's been coming almost. Since we got beaten 0-3 in Dubai (by Pakistan), it was a massive eye-opener for us. Since then we have worked very hard on our games to be able to adapt to these conditions. And those are paying dividends in terms of results,” the tall pacer said.
Finn said that the visitors would guard against complacency even if they win tomorrow, “If we win tomorrow we will only be 2-1 up in the series, and going into the fourth Test it's important that we have no complacency, and keep working, keep looking to get better. The great point about this England side is that we are always looking to get better," he said.
About what he learned from his experience in Dubai, Finn said, “Bowling straight was a big thing, being able to utilise the reverse swing, which I think we did well today and in the first innings as well. And when we were batting, being sensible.”
Meanwhile, The Guardian quoted Finn saying, “At the beginning of the day, if you'd have said India would be 30 ahead with nine wickets down I'm sure we'd have taken it. That last hour and 45 minutes was a little bit frustrating for us but we stuck to our guns, we were patient throughout the day, we kept to our plans and that paid dividends with those quick wickets in the middle session."