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Parthiv Patel has made a scathing assessment of Englands spinners after India reached 146 for 1 on day two on a pitch that offered ample help for them. All 11 wickets on the first two days have fallen to spinners, with several balls turning sharply, but India made a confident start in reply to what looked like a daunting total of 400, given the conditions underfoot.After the first days play, R Ashwin had said he expected the pitch to become better for the batsmen on days two and three before disintegrating for good. Batting certainly seemed easier as M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara batted out the first wicketless session of the Test on the second evening, but Parthiv felt that was purely down to quality of the bowlers.More than the surface, I think the quality of our bowling is far better, Parthiv said. Our bowlers get definitely more revolutions on the ball than what their spinners are doing. And obviously, we vary our pace very well. We have deceived a lot of players in the air, rather than just waiting for the help off the wicket. I think theres definitely a lot of difference in the quality.Asked what is it that the India spinners have done differently, Parthiv said the England spinners had been exposed in Mohali.We have definitely tried to spin the ball more than what they have tried to do, for sure, Parthiv said. Thats what even I felt in the last game also. Last game, the way our bowlers bowled in Mohali, where there was no turn and you could see how they bowled in Mohali when we were batting second, where they actually got exposed because there was no help in it.And we definitely have traditional bowlers who can vary their pace brilliantly. Thats what [R] Ashwin, Jaddu [Ravindra Jadeja] and Jayant [Yadav] have been doing. Thats why we have kept them quiet. As you know, on a red-soil wicket, it is very, very difficult to contain the scoring rate, and we did that in the second session [on day one] and that is the reason we got wickets in the third session.England coach Trevor Bayliss had asked his players to bat positively coming into the Test, but to do so they had to take a few risks, which resulted in a collapse on the first evening. Parthiv felt India didnt need to do so because a release ball was always around the corner with Englands spinners.That is definitely one of the reasons, Parthiv said, when asked if the India batsmen need not take risks because they can expect loose balls. We dont have to go over the top and try and play a sweep or a reverse sweep because we know that a bad ball is coming soon.There is certainly some truth to what Parthiv said about the spinners of both sides -- and theres no doubt that Jake Ball, Englands No.10, rode his luck in helping Jos Buttler take England to 400 -- but this press conference also seemed a conscious attempt at a psychological blow.Behind the babyface of Parthiv is a cheeky wicketkeeper, who as an 18-year-old got under the skin of Steve Waugh with his sledging. You could imagine he was doing the same when asked about his Mumbai Indians team-mate Buttlers effort, full of restraint, that has kept England competing in the Test.I think, honestly, he was very lucky yesterday, Parthiv said. There were a lot of balls when there were inside-edges, and [some] missed [the] stumps by a very little distance, but I thought he batted well today. When you dont have any pressure, you tend to play well. 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ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions need a win and a Green Bay loss to secure a rare postseason appearance.We control our destiny, Lions safety Glover Quin said.While that is a fact, it will be difficult for Detroit to win either of its last two games.The NFC-North leading Lions (9-5) close the regular season next Monday night at the NFC-leading Dallas Cowboys (12-2), then are home against the Green Bay Packers (8-6).Theres certainly a chance Detroit could lose both games and plummet out of the playoff picture after being in a favorable position to win a division title for the first time since 1993. Two results Sunday, Detroits loss against the New York Giants and Green Bays win at Chicago, seemed to change the outlook for a franchise with just two trips to the playoffs in the previous 16 seasons.Detroits 17-6 setback against the Giants ended its five-game winning streak.We dont like this feeling, Lions receiver Golden Tate said. We are going to try and change that Monday. We need a great week of practice. And me personally, Im excited to get back out there and get this taste out of our mouths and keep it moving. We are right where we want to be, still. We just need to worry about us and play fundamental, sound football.Even with high-stakes games coming up, Lions coach Jim Caldwell isnt going to go into rah-rah mode. Caldwell doesnt plan to change his even-keeled approach, trying to say or do something different to help his players simply focus on the task right in front of them and not on the ramifications.We reduce everything to its lowest common denominator, Caldwell said Monday. Whats most important? Whats important right now? ... Everything else will take care of itself.Matthew Stafford likely needs time, and perhaps surgery, to heal his hurting middle finger on his throwing hand. The right-handed quarterback, though, isnt affordded that luxury, and the Lions dont have a great option behind him with backups Dan Orlovsky and Jake Rudock.ddddddddddddStafford has thrown three interceptions, playing through the injury, in two games after going eight straight games without getting picked once. He insisted the injury didnt have an effect on him against the Giants.I felt pretty good, Stafford said.Caldwell acknowledged it has been a difficult transition for Stafford.Heres a guy thats been holding a football in his bare hand for years and years and years, and all of a sudden hes wearing a glove, Caldwell said. Do you think theres going to be a difference? I mean these guys arent any different than concert pianists. ... There is some adjustment thats made there. Its not a non-issue until he doesnt have it off and doesnt have it on anymore, so there are things. Now, can he perform with it? Theres no question he can perform with it.The Lions hope they can keep standout cornerback Darius Slay in the lineup after he left against the Giants in the second quarter after aggravating a hamstring injury. Caldwell declined to provide an update on Slays health, saying to check the injury report later in the week. He doesnt sound concerned about potentially replacing Slay.Weve had situations where weve had a lot of guys that got banged up this year, Caldwell said. I think Shakespeare said that often sorrows come, they dont come as a single spy, they come in battalions. Theres been times where weve had battalions throughout the year in terms of problems and issues, but our guys have always hung in there. Theyve always focused and theyve always been able to overcome whatever the odds are.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '