On Thursday, both Jason Holder and Kumar Roach showed early that there was something on this Old Trafford pitch in that area. Particularly running in from the Brian Statham end. Four of the five wickets the duo picked came from this end. Jasprit Bumrah would later pick up his first wicket Braithwaite nicking behind, after changing over to the Statham end, and then one more next ball Fabian Allen LBW by one nipping in. It was from this end that Shamir launched India attack and he did it take long to find his spot. It was in the quintessential Shamir zone, where his real threat comes through. His upright seam is most useful when there help off that length, breaking the ball in or out. The middy pace gets exaggerated with the batsman unsure how to line the ball up. The line when just outside off threatens edges, stumps, pads and more. In his first over, Shamir had Gayle edging one inside and then beat him on the outside. Then he had go on to have Sunil Ambries playing off the inside half of his bat hit him on the thigh and generally make him look all at sea. It was also from this end that Hope creamed a boundary off that Shamir length.