Wicketkeeper Ben Foakes said England could cope with “extreme rotation” if the remaining series in India is played on pitches with excessive rotation.
They were in the same position three years ago, but lost the next three Tests on steeply curved pitches.
“Quite a few guys have a game plan that works on that pitch,” said Foulkes, the Surrey gloveman.
England's victory in the first Test was only India's fourth defeat in 47 home matches.
Things rarely changed dramatically, but on the pitch the tourists managed to score 190 in the first innings, thanks in large part to Ollie Pope's superb 196 and debutant spinner Tom Hartley's 7 for 62. overturned their inferiority.
In 2021, England comfortably defeated India. first test On an incredibly flat pitch in Chennai.
Very different surfaces are available, rest of the seriesEngland struggled against India's spinners, failing to score more than 205 runs in each of the last three Tests.
“The first Test was played on a flat wicket and then they went into a raging 'Bunsen',” Foakes, 30, said. “All three pitches were probably the worst pitches I've ever hit.”
Even though England still lost 14 wickets to spin at Hyderabad, the tourists were able to put huge pressure on the home attack.
Pope, Ben Duckett and others used all kinds of sweeps and reverse sweeps, and it was the fourth year that Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who will miss the second Test due to injury, conceded more than 100 runs in two innings. It was about the yellowtail. .
And Foakes said England, under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, will have a very different approach to countering India's skillful spinners in 2021.
The second Test in Visakhapatnam, which starts on Friday, is likely to be played on a pitch with more rotation than the first.
“It's more of a mindset shift in how you handle it, because in those situations the bowler is the big favorite to win the contest,” Foulkes said. “It's all about how hard you can hit.
“Before, there was a fear of coming out and we locked ourselves into our shells. Now we don't have to worry about coming out and realize that we could be on that surface.” We accept that, and we can actually go out and dominate.”
Foakes returned to the England squad in Hyderabad for the first time since February.
At home in the summer, Jonny Bairstow kept wicket as England looked to solidify their batting line-up against the Ashes.
However, with Harry Brook absent for personal reasons, Bairstow played as a specialist batsman, with Foakes returning behind the stumps.
“Obviously I found it difficult to miss the Ashes,” said Foakes, who played 21 Tests for England.
“I wasn't shocked because my career in England was in and out so it was disappointing to be dropped but I've come back a few times and I've shown that I can go in and out. , I'm definitely going to quit.'' Don't think too much about it now. ”