England trailed 2-1 after the first three matches of the five-match Test series against India. The fourth match of the series will start tomorrow Friday in Ranchi. If this match is won, the series will be confirmed for the host India. However, England captain Ben Stokes still thinks there is a big chance to win the series by 3-2.
Former English captain Nasser Hussain has given some advice to Stokes on how England, who has already gone on the backfoot in the series ahead of the Ranchi Test, can return to the series.
In a column in England’s Daily Mail newspaper, Nasser advised Stokes to adapt to the environment. At the same time, the former English star emphasized on playing smart cricket along with baseball.
“You can’t just go back to the old ‘this is how we play,'” Nasser wrote in the column. Because test cricket is a game that adapts to any situation. Especially in India. Where the pitch type can change almost overnight. During the five-day match (it may be). If you go there, you should check it out. Look at the first three tests. Ollie Pope’s brilliant innings of 196 gave England their first win (in the first Test). With the help of Yasswi Jaiswal’s back-to-back double centuries and Rohit Sharma’s 131 runs, India returned to the series.
However, like Stokes, Nasser also thinks that England still has a great chance to win the series. Because, even after falling behind 2-0 in the Ashes series, England drew the series.
Nasser also said, ‘They (England) have done it before. Think Ashes. Where after the hook-happy collapse at Lord’s they started playing the short ball better. Baseball, as they keep telling us, is undoubtedly smart cricket; Headless cricket is not. Now we have to prove that point again.’
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