If we were really to equate 1st day turn to anything, it would be 1st day seam movement considering both things are off the pitch, the drift a spinner gets is more similar to the swing a pace bowler gets.
My 2 cents on pitches like Nagpur is I don't mind them once a series, especially against the #1 side in the world, it brings both team's spinners into the game no matter how bad they are and tests the batters technique against turn just like a grassy pitch would test a batters technique against the seaming/swinging ball. I think the words "poor pitch" should strictly only be reserved for a dangerous pitch (you know like those old Perth pitches with cracks a foot long at various parts of the pitch, unpredictable and dangerous) or a road that leads to a draw by default, both of those are anti-cricket, nothing about the Nagpur pitch was dangerous and last I checked it provided provided a result.
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[DOUBLEPOST=1450291763][/DOUBLEPOST]Another thing we must ask ourselves is, is a Test match supposed to be 5 days or are the 5 days there as a safety net to get 4 innings in and provide a result, if it's the latter then there's absolutely nothing wrong with a totally bowler friendly wicket 1 out of 4 Tests in a series, just like there's nothing wrong with a totally batsmen friendly wicket that provides a result.
