Northampton, Aug 5: Dave Burton, who claimed the key wicket of Virender Sehwag to give Northampton an early advantage in the practice match against India on Friday, feels the game’s video footage would help the national team keep down the explosive opener.

"It does help [to keep Sehwag down]. There is now footage for England to see, watch the whole spell, and see if swinging deliveries are going to get him," the pacer was quoted as saying at the end of day’s play yesterday.

Back in the team, Sehwag was beaten thrice by away swinging deliveries bowled by Burton before the fourth claim him lbw for just eight runs.

"I've watched him many times. [Sachin] Tendulkar, [Mahendra Singh] Dhoni, Sehwag; I've grown up watching them. For those three lifting outswingers, I went wider of the crease to cut down the angle. He is known to relish width outside his offstump and I wanted to cut the angles so that he ends up playing straighter deliveries," Burton explained.

"The one with which I got his wicket kept straight and was still going straight and his front foot was stuck in the crease when it hit him."

Burton’s new-ball partner Luke Evans picked the prized wickets of Dhoni (2) and Suresh Raina (33).

Evans, who hasn't been part of any first eleven for Northamptonshire this season, was thrilled with his performance against the international stars.

"It hasn't sunk in yet. These guys play Test cricket and suddenly they are just 22 yards away. It can be overwhelming. I wanted to be in control and concentrate on what I was doing. [A] good ball is a good ball for anybody, as the cliché goes," said a delighted Evans.

"The one which claimed Dhoni bounced and moved sideways. It’s the type of ball you practice and hope to come up with. We discussed it at tea and when Suresh came out, we knew if the ball is over certain height, it can cause an opening having watched how [Stuart] Broad has bowled in the Test series," he elaborated.

"Actually, [Abhinav] Mukund, who is believed to be susceptible, played quite well. He obviously took his chance in cutting over the slips," he remarked.

Evans believes that India could be a good opponent for England in the remaining two Tests.

"As a team, India look very organised and very determined,” he observed.

"Our lads have been preparing for this fixture for quite a while. We wanted to test ourselves against such an opposition; we wanted to have as much experience as we could. It feels good to measure yourself against a team such as India.

"Hopefully, it's been a good test for the Indian batsmen too for the rest of the matches," he added.