India v England: tourists's self-belief and Indian complacency shaped second-Test victory in Mumbai He can also get underneath a good length ball and lift it over the infield. That is much harder on a pitch where the ball tends to scoot through low, as Ian Bell discovered in the first Test. The shot he attempted first ball in Ahmedabad would probably have come off in Mumbai. Indians, mostly smaller of stature, are more at home on lower bouncing pitches. They flex at the knees and play lower to the ground, using their wrists to persuade the ball into gaps. They struggle on higher-bouncing tracks in England and Australia, and here in Mumbai poked tentatively and unconvincingly at the spinning, jumping ball and edged it to close fielders. It is no coincidence that England's only other Test victory in India in 12 previous matches was on this pitch. The spinners bowled faster The extra bounce also encouraged the England spinners to bowl fuller, knowing that an attempted drive could go in the air. Their extra pace made this doubly potent. Monty Panesar's natural speed has always been 55-60mph - the pace at which many niggardly club medium pacers bowl. Some of his deliveries spun and bounced so much from a fullish length, Matt Prior could have taken them standing back. His speed was a good 5mph quicker than the Indian spinners. It doesn't sound a lot, but it is equivalent to the 'extra yard of pace" that cricketers often cite as a reason for a bowler's success. Graeme Swann, sometimes guilty of bowling too slow overseas, injected some extra thrust to his bowling in India's second innings, took the key wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara as he jabbed hopefully at a full delivery, and denied Gautam Gambhir the average-protecting not out he was clearly seeking. Cook's leadership Throughout the second Test England's self-belief remained intact, as if they were impervious to the Ahmedabad experience. Much of this comes from Cook, the captain, and team director Andy Flower, who enjoy huge mutual respect. Cook's extraordinary resolve is on a different level to anyone else in the game and even extended to spending much of the first day crouching at short leg. That is way beyond the call of duty. But there is clearly nothing he wouldn't do for the team and increasingly nothing they wouldn't do for him. There is a purpose and intensity about everything he does which slowly but surely tilted the balance. The Indians, over confident, were caught napping. Cook's counterpart, M S Dhoni, had a poor match, failing with the bat, keeping poorly and allowing things to drift in the field. By the 81st over, with England still just two wickets down he had only used four bowlers, and despite the presence of Pietersen, failed to call up his nemesis, Yuvraj Singh. It reeked of complacency.