Asked at the press conference if teams now think twice before dishing out a green top to India, pacer Shami said: "Our country has got such a bowling attack after a long time and if you compare one-on-one [with England or any other opponent], we have better bowlers. "Sure the responsibility is on us to deliver in these conditions and on such wickets. However, as far as the pace attack is concerned, we try our best and we have been trying our best [even] in the last series [in South Africa]... you have seen, we have done our job well."

While the Indian bowlers have more pace than their respective counterparts, Shami believes this attack is more than about blasting out a side with hostility. "Under any conditions, pace is important. But what matters more is how consistent you are in your line and length. After that, if you bowl quick and can get reverse swing, then you get more benefit out of pace. We have a pace battery that bowls a controlled line and length," he said. Shami, however, brushed aside the thought of playing all four seamers on Thursday. "It's hard to decide to field five quicks in a Test match. According to me, you need a spinner because, on the fifth day, it will turn for sure."

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