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England bowled straighter to VijayM Vijay had gotten out a couple of times edging to fast bowlers in the Test series against New Zealand. Last month, his trigger movement was a slight forward press and that, perhaps, led him to play inside the line. In Rajkot, Vijay started moving back and across in the trigger movement, for that meant his head getting on top of off stump and that helped him leave balls outside off. In Visakhapatnam, the England bowlers, especially James Anderson bowled a lot straighter. This shows the constant evolution of tactics in international cricket.Pujara against the short ballsChange in tactics. Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook have abandoned the outside-off line for Cheteshwar Pujara and decided to give the bouncer-trap a go. Theres a short leg, a leg gully and two fielders in the deep, square on the leg side. Pujara has handled the threat quite well in Visakhapatnam as compared to his struggles against the bouncers in Rajkot. In the previous Test, he was planting his front foot in a long and across stride, which led to the upper body getting blocked. Here, he has kept a very short forward stride and also marginally straighter, which has allowed him to handle the short balls better.Kohli and the outside-off-stump lineIf anyone has an elephants memory in international cricket, it has to be the bowlers clan. Two years ago, Virat Kohli had his share of problems against the outside-off line in England and that has prompted the same line of attack in Visakhapatnam too. In the first session, there was not a single ball the England fast bowlers bowled within the stumps. England either tried bouncers or kept the ball fairly outside off throughout. Such tactics dont test a batsmans technique, they test another important facet of batting in Tests - patience. Kohli has been up to the challenge thus far. The first shooter on the first dayKohli went back to a ball, from Moeen Ali in the 50th over, that was reasonably short but the ball kept really low. Kohli did well to get bat on ball and therefore no damage was done as the ball took the toe of the bat and went to the fine-leg boundary for four. But that was the first sign of uneven bounce on this surface. It will be interesting to observe if and when the balls start bouncing alarmingly too.Right hand dominatingThe coaching manual says that batting is all about the top hand. Its the top hand that dominates and the bottom hand that guides, especially for shots off the front foot through the off side. Both Pujara and Kohli have used the bottom hand to good effect, even to the front-foot shots through the covers and mid-off. Why and how? Well, the slower nature of the pitches in the subcontinent dictates that batsmen are forced to generate their own pace, and to do that its imperative to use the bottom hand more often. The flip side of allowing the bottom hand to dominate is that the ball goes in the air from time to time and to counter it, both these batsmen have stayed low and transferred the weight at the right time.The real Indian pitchThis is a proper Indian pitch with smaller blocks running through the 22 yards. Theres only a sprinkling of dry-cut grass, which is unlikely to keep the track together. On such pitches, the cracks dont open up but crumble as the match progresses. Also, the footmarks are likely to make their appearance felt early in the game.Nike Shox Nz Uomo . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Scarpa Nike Shox R4 Bianche/Marina/Rosse|Uomo .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. http://www.nikeshoxoutletitalia.it/nike-shox-r4/nike-shox-r4-uomo.html . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. Nike Shox Nz Donna . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. Nike Shox Gravity Italia . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.NEW YORK -- Miami Marlins president David Samson, with the entire team joining him on Sunday, discussed the importance of resuming play Monday as a way to honor Jose Fernandez. In New York, Mets manager Terry Collins echoed those remarks, noting that the proper tribute to Fernandez would be to play the game with passion.Fernandez, the Marlins ace, died early Sunday morning in a boating accident.The Mets and Marlins begin a three-game series on Monday at Marlins Park.The Mets will face the delicate balancing act of showing the proper sensitivity for Fernandezs passing while competing for a wild-card spot. Fernandez had been slated to face the Mets in Mondays series opener after Marlins manager Don Mattingly decided to give him an extra day of rest.Obviously, when we get down there, we will have a meeting -- we will get together -- so that we keep things in perspective, Collins said. Its going to be really a tough night for a lot of people. Certainly we lost a great player, but the respect for the game itself -- and he had it -- its got to be played, and its got to be played right. Because I know thats how Jose would want to do it. Thats how he would want it played. And so weve got to keep that in our minds also.Before Sundays game against the Phillies, Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes helped tape a Jose Fernandez?Mets jersey to the wall of their Citi Field dugout.[Mets chief operating officer] Jeff [Wilpon] came to me and [Asdrubal] Cabrera with the idea. He had the jersey made, Cespedes said through an interpreter. He came and spoke to us in the trainers room before the ggame.dddddddddddd I decided I wanted to be the one to go out there and put it up, just to let everyone know how much this loss meant to us.The Mets will bring the same jersey to Miami to display in their dugout in solidarity.Cespedes, who also defected from Cuba, said getting through Sundays game, a 17-0 Mets win over the Phillies, was very tough.It was a very tough game today, Cespedes said. The loss of Fernandez was very tough. Even if everyone here wasnt necessarily close friends with him, we all knew how charismatic he was and how much the game meant to him.Cespedes and the Mets offered glowing remembrances of Fernandez -- and for far more than his dominance against the club. Fernandez was 3-0 with a 1.34 ERA in eight career starts against the Mets. He also showed enthusiasm for the game after treacherously defecting from Cuba.He was not only a great player, he was a great person, a great human being, Mets catcher Rene Rivera said. Its sad to hear the news about the passing of Jose. Im going to miss him. ... He enjoyed the game so much. Its a big loss in the Latin community of baseball. He was unique. What happened through his life, to try to come to the U.S. and follow his dream and save his mom, hes one of the great people in life. He enjoyed being on the mound, enjoyed baseball so much. Its a big loss.Said infielder Wilmer Flores: A lot of energy. When you see him pitching, thats what youre going to remember. Its just devastating news. ' ' '