Experiment with batting order yield results: Ganguly

London, June 30: After the heroics of Indian batsmen, particularly Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh, in the match against England yesterday, captain Sourav Ganguly said the experiment with the batting order has begun to yield results.

Referring to the three batsmen, Ganguly said the switch in their batting positions had come good for India as the team successfully chased a target of 272 runs.

All three hit half-centuries as India defeated England by six wickets in the second match of the triangular tournament here.

"We gave been trying to do that, get the batting order right. And it is beginning to come good", he said.

Praising Yuvraj Singh for his man of the match performance (unbeaten 64 and three for 39), Ganguly said he was not surprised by the youngster's batting prowess.

"It is not the first time Yuvraj Singh has won a game for India".

It was Yuvraj Singh who alongwith Dravid coasted India to victory when the chips were down after Sehwag's fireworks.

The skipper had also word of praise for young Sehwag who, according to Ganguly "has to learn to carry on after getting in".

"He played superbly but got out at the wrong time. It is very important (to go on) when you are opening the innings.

"Still, he is in superb touch and is a quality player", Ganguly said of the Indian opener who shared a first wicket partnership of 109 in just 17 overs with him.

Ganguly praised his bowlers for pulling back things after England were off to a flier after electing to bat.

"They got off to a good start but I thought we fought back well. The key of course was picking up those wickets in the middle order", said Ganguly.

Ganguly said the pressure was on England this time as they were playing at home. "I think every team playing at home finds itself under pressure. England playing at home is similarly under pressure."

The man of the moment, Yuvraj Singh, said he had prepared himself well for his first game against England.

"I was watching them on television and had a bit of an idea of what to do against them," Yuvraj said after leading India to victory in a fine unbeaten 131-run partnership with Rahul Dravid. It was a new record for the Indian fifth wicket against England improving upon the 107-run stand betweeen Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja at Sharjah in 1997.

"Rahul and I were just thinking about getting to 200 and have a go in the last 10 overs," Yuvraj said. "Rahul was telling me all the time `just stay there, whatever chances I will take'.

"He was advicing me all the time to hit straight down the ground. My seniors have been telling me I must hit straight down the ground all the time. I am happy I paid heed to their advice," he said.

England captain Nasser Hussain said his team batted "below par" and ended up 20-30 runs short.

"We played well for large parts but the last 10 overs didn't go our way. We lost wickets at regular intervals and were 20 or 30 runs short. We batted well for 38 overs but then didn't follow it up," Hussain said.

"We missed (Darren) Gough a little bit and Freddie (Andrew Flintoff) didn't get it right. He wont do it every day."

Flintoff, who smashed a 50 off 28 balls and took 3 for 48 against Sri Lanka in the tournament opener on Thursday, managed only 22 runs and was hit for 56 runs in his eight overs.

Hussain, however, gave full credit to India for both their batting and bowling performances.

"They are a very talented batting line up. It is long and strong. Yuvraj looks a very fine player down the order," he said.

"In bowling, they didn't bowl any ball in that spell after 38 overs to hit."

England coach Duncan Fletcher felt the change of ball in the 38th over when Indians were batting didn't help his team in the field.

"It happened at a very significant moment. We were getting the reverse swing. It was a different ball game and changed the tempo of the game," said Fletcher.

Fletcher said the wicket supported spin a bit and that's why men like Ashley Giles and Yuvraj Singh, who picked up three wickets each, met with success.

"The players who came off said the wicket was holding a bit and tended to favour spinners," said Fletcher. "It wasnt getting a big turn but just holding the ball to spinners advantage."

Fletcher said swing bowler Matthew Hoggard was struggling a bit with his bowling at the moment. "He is struggling with his line and length. That's what he has to worry about. When the ball swings, he is potent. When it doesn't, it is a bit of inexperience which shows.

"He has just got to learn a few variations. He is lacking a bit of confidence at the moment.

"It is a big arena out there and there are quite a few people out there," said Fletcher. "If you are inexperienced and not bowling well, it takes a lot of character to make sure you maintain your top form.

"Inexperienced players are going to get up and down. The experienced players just know how to get through the bad spell, the inexperienced ones take a more of a knock. The fluctuation in form is quite big."

Fletcher praised the catching of his team but felt they still needed to improve their throwing and taking advantage of run-out situations.

"Catching is good but an area where we still need to work on is picking wickets in the run-out situation," he said.