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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. Asics Schuhe Günstig Kaufen . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. Asics Outlet Schweiz . 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The Southeastern Conference enters its final month of the regular season and seven of the leagues 14 teams are still in realistic contention for a spot in the leagues championship game. Heres a look at the road each team must face as it tries to make it to Atlanta:No. 1 ALABAMA (No. 1 CFP)Record: 8-0, 5-0, 1st place in WestRemaining schedule: at No. 15 LSU, Mississippi St., Chattanooga, No. 11 Auburn.Why the Tide makes it to Atlanta: One of the nations best defenses, a talented stable of runners and receivers and the playmaking ability and poise of freshman QB Jalen Hurts. Alabamas last three games are at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Nick Sabans team has 20-game winning streak.Why the Tide stays home: SEC West rivals LSU and Auburn are both riding hot streaks. For all his achievements, Hurts is still just a freshman, and Alabama relies heavily on other underclassmen too. It remains to be seen how the team can overcome the season-ending leg injury of safety/punt return man Eddie Jackson.---No. 7 TEXAS A&M (No. 4 CFP)Record: 7-1, 4-1, T-2nd place in WestRemaining schedule: at Mississippi State, Mississippi, UT-San Antonio, No. 15 LSUWhy the Aggies make it to Atlanta: The Aggies have a fairly friendly schedule, with their final three games at home. Texas A&Ms had one of the leagues best offenses thanks to QB Trevor Knight, RB Trayveon Williams and WR Christian Kirk. The defensive line is also formidable with great pass rushers like Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall.Why the Aggies stay home: The biggest problem is undefeated Alabama has to fall from its perch of dominance. The Tide owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after beating the Aggies 33-14 earlier this year.---No. 11 AUBURN (No. 9 CFP)Record: 6-2, 4-1, T-2nd place in WestRemaining schedule: Vanderbilt, at Georgia, Alabama A&M, at No. 1 Alabama.Why the Tigers make it to Atlanta: Auburn is riding a five-game winning streak that includes a couple of SEC blowouts. Carl Lawson leads a strong defense and Kamryn Pettway spearheads one of the nations best running games. None of Auburns next three opponents have a winning record.Why the Tigers stay home: That last game with Alabama is a doozy. QB Sean White is the leagues most efficient passer but the Tigers need to get more consistent making plays downfield.---No. 15 LSU (No. 13 CFP)Record: 5-2, 3-1, 4th place in WestRemaining schedule: No. 1 Alabama, at Arkansas, Florida, at No. 7 Texas A&MWhy the Tigers make it to Atlanta: LSU has arguably the leagues best player in RB Leonard Fournette, who looks back at top form after dealing with an ankle injury earlier this season. The Tigers defense is also among the SECs best.Why the Tigers stay home: The November schedule is extremely tough, starting with Saturdays home ggame against Alabama.ddddddddddddIf the Tigers figure out a way to pull off the upset, things could get wild. But thats a big if.---No. 10 FLORIDA (No. 11 CFP)Record: 6-1, 4-1, 1st place in EastRemaining schedule: at Arkansas, South Carolina, at No. 15 LSU, at No. 19 Florida State.Why the Gators make it to Atlanta: They already own a nice cushion with only one conference loss and a head-to-head tiebreaker edge over Kentucky, the only other East team with fewer than three SEC defeats. Florida leads all FBS teams in pass efficiency defense, which has enabled the Gators to move to the top of the standings without much offense.Why the Gators stay home: Florida has a tough remaining schedule with those trips to Arkansas and LSU plus a home game with rapidly improving South Carolina. Moving the LSU game from Gainesville to Baton Rouge makes that matchup much tougher.---KENTUCKYRecord: 5-3, 4-2, 2nd place in EastRemaining schedule: Georgia, at Tennessee, Austin Peay, at No. 5 Louisville.Why the Wildcats make it to Atlanta: Kentucky must beat Georgia and Tennessee while Florida loses at least twice more. The Wildcats chances of winning those last two games depend on whether they can continue running the ball as effectively as they have lately. Kentucky has averaged 299 yards rushing per game during its three-game winning streak, all against SEC foes.Why the Wildcats stay home: Kentucky ranks 12th in the SEC in scoring defense and could struggle to slow down the Georgia and Tennessee offenses. Kentucky also could pay dearly for its 45-7 loss to Florida back on Sept. 10. Although Kentucky is only one game behind Florida in the loss column, the Gators own the head-to-head tiebreaker edge.---TENNESSEERecord: 5-3, 2-3, 3rd place in EastRemaining schedule: Tennessee Tech, Kentucky, Missouri, at Vanderbilt.Why the Volunteers make it to Atlanta: They must win their last three SEC games while Florida loses at least two of its last three. Tennessees chances of winning out depend in part on whether John Kelly emerges and Alvin Kamara heals quickly enough to help the rushing attack withstand the surprising departure of Jalen Hurd.Why the Vols stay home: Tennessee will likely be favored in all its remaining games, but the Vols may have already dug themselves too deep a hole. Tennessee has hurt itself by falling behind early in games and by committing 20 turnovers. They also were hurt by having to face Alabama and Texas A&M out of the West.-----AP Sports Writers Steve Megargee, John Zenor and David Brandt contributed to this story.-----AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '