Laker often started off on the right foot with his opening bowlers having made breakthroughs in an era of low scoring. Yesterday it was all down to Swann. “From the first few overs we realised we were in for the long haul,” Swann said. “We knew it was not going to swing too much but we were not expecting the pitch to be that low and slow. At lunch we sat down and came up with new game plans. I don’t think we bowled quite straight enough and we realised that on a pitch that is low and slow you have to attack the stumps more. I think that is why we got a couple more wickets and pulled the run rate back.”