Former England captain Nasser Hussain insisted that this was not the right moment to doubt Bazball, despite England’s defeat in the ongoing Test series in India.
England won the first Test of the five-match series in Hyderabad, but victories in Visakhapatnam, Rajkot and Ranchi ensured India had a 3-1 lead in the series. This was the first series England have lost since Ben Stokes took over as captain in the summer of 2022.
“There is no shame in losing against India when they have won 17 home series in a row,” Nasser Hussain reminded in his Daily Mail column. “This is not the time to give up on Buzzball. Buzzball has provided some exciting cricket over the past 18 months and despite losing the first series Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum still leave plenty of credit on the bench.
“England have always been clear that they want to exclude outside noise, and that’s fair enough. There aren’t many better voices than Stokes and McCullum,” Hussain asserted, adding that the important “third He reminded cricketers that a ‘voice’ is important – ‘your own little person on your shoulder asking how you can keep improving.’
Hussein further added: “England will feel out of position in this series, especially on the third day at Ranchi, when they got India so close to scoring in the first innings that they wondered whether to stand back after that.”Twist the bat in the second over Masu. ”
England led India 177-7 after scoring 353 before the hosts rallied to 307 and defeated the tourists by 145. On the third day, India had her 128-3, but she needed 10-145 to reverse.
To improve and turn things around, “each player needs to pay attention to his game and be honest with himself. Joe Root struggled in the first three Tests and lost the fourth As was the case before the eye test came.” After a score of 29,2, in the 5th, 16th, 18th and 7th innings of the series, Root made an unbeaten 122 in his first innings at Ranchi.
“Look at someone like Ollie Pope. His series was a bit of a feast or famine. He won with 196 runs in Hyderabad, followed by 88 runs in six innings, then at Ranchi. He has scored two runs.He needs to ask himself how he can ease his nerves at the start of the innings.
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“Or, as McCullum himself admits, Zac Crawley has evolved from an inconsistent player to a player who continues to produce good results, but like Yashasvi Jaiswal, he has not yet completed a half-century. I couldn’t change it into something more fulfilling.” India. ”
Crawley averages 32.46 runs in Test cricket, reaching double figures every time in this series. However, he has only managed his 50s three times and has yet to reach his 80s. Jaiswal, on the other hand, completed two double hundreds in the series, equaling Virat Kohli’s record for most runs in a Test series between India and England.
“Even a rookie like Tom Hartley can be self-critical,” Hussain recalled when talking about England’s elite young players. “He did a great job in the first series, taking 20 wickets, but as a finger-spinner he also lacked length. And then the likes of Rehan Ahmed broke into the Test team in home conditions. If he wants to, perhaps he should reconsider what he said the other day about bowling maidens being boring.
“The way he (Stokes) brought out the best in Shoaib Bashir is a great example. He is the youngest young player to come into the team and do well right away.” Many spinners play outside batsmen. Can be defeated. Bashir is deceptive, accurate and uses his height well to provide momentum. But as Graham Swann has shown, to do well in any situation you need to be able to deceive your opponent in the air, and the dives Bashir takes are very exciting.
“That’s a quality you need from him if you want to be part of the Test team in an English environment, but I was very impressed with him having played very little first-class cricket before. ”
“As I said, now is not the time to doubt the buzz ball,” Hussain stressed, “giving England 14 wins and 7 losses in 22 Tests.” As promised, they were bored. Many people who have won twice without making a draw like to lose. Much better than the previous one.
“But this India tour has reminded us that sometimes they can be a little bit smarter and a little more ruthless.As it stands, they have a better grasp of the big moments and We’re playing against a very strong Indian team – and that’s a lesson England should learn.”
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