Shreyas Iyer believes that going back to a more upright stance has helped him counter extra bounce. He has used this "new" stance - adapted from one he used in the past - in domestic cricket, against Australia A, and now, in the ODI series in Australia. While India scratched around on a seaming pitch in the second ODI in Adelaide , Iyer negotiated the tough spells, scoring 61 off 77.

Iyer's game against short-pitched bowling at high pace has always been a talking point. Not part of India's Test or T20I sides, Iyer spent the time off working on his game to counter extra bounce. "Since last year, I wanted to have an upright stance [for conditions] where the bounce is a little bit more than expected," he said.

"And based on that, I worked with my coach and we developed this new techn

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