In the first Ashes Test played against Australia in Perth, England had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the third session of the second day itself. After the defeat, England had to face criticism for its style of play. The second test is starting from 4th December in Gabba. Former captain Michael Vaughan has given advice to England before the second test.

Michael Vaughan has said that England should adopt their old methods in the day-night Test starting at Gabba.

Speaking to the BBC, Michael Vaughan said, “England have to return to their old way of playing. The team always seems to be running towards danger. This is not a wise approach. I am not saying that you should always play like Geoff Boycott or Alastair Cook, but you have to play according to the merit of the ball.”

Vaughan said that England has not won any five-match series in the last three-four years. England’s current approach is not working. They should adopt the old methods.

The former captain said that we have to show game awareness. They have to play much better. We will have to rely on fast bowlers in the next test. Only he can take 20 wickets. I would like to see Josh Tongue in the playing eleven.

Former all-rounder Ian Botham had also criticized England’s style of batting.

Speaking to PA news agency, Botham had said that England’s performance in Perth was very bad, there is no other word for it. The team will have to get excited quickly. I’m tired of hearing, ‘This is how we play.’ If I hear this one more time, I think I’ll throw something at the television. If you play like this, you can go home now, because this way the result can be 5-0. They need to understand this. Wearing the England jersey is a matter of pride. You have to play seriously. Gotta come out of baseball mode.

England’s batting was very disappointing in the Perth Test. Including both the innings, England could play 67.3 overs.

Gaba Test will be played with pink ball. Australia’s record in the pink ball test has been excellent. Australia has won 13 out of 14 tests. In this, three wins have been achieved against England.

IND vs SA Test: Team India’s 30-run defeat in the India-South Africa first Test played at Eden Gardens has shaken the entire cricket world. After this shameful defeat on the home pitch, not only the fans but also the veteran cricketers are strongly criticizing Team India. Former England captain Michael Vaughan took aim at coach Gautam Gambhir’s words and said, “If you make such a pitch, you deserve to lose.”

Vaughan’s sharp attack, ‘Deserve to lose’

India’s second innings collapsed at 93 while chasing the small target of 124 runs. After this, Michael Vaughan wrote on social media, “By preparing such a pitch, you deserve to lose against the World Test Champions. Great victory for South Africa.”

Vaughan has been criticizing Indian pitches for a long time, but after this match his anger became more intense. In the match, the ball was bouncing like a tennis ball, the wicket was giving uneven bounce and on the very next day the ball was rotating 90 degrees.

Gautam Gambhir’s counterattack

After the match was over, coach Gautam Gambhir clearly said that he would not point a finger at the pitch. Gambhir said, “We got the pitch we asked for. If we don’t play on a turning pitch, we are sure to lose. Blaming the pitch will do nothing.”

According to him, the curator prepared exactly the wicket as the team management wanted. Gambhir believes that the team did not bat according to the conditions and due to this the match got lost.

How did the match turn?

On the first day, South Africa was out for just 159 runs. India also took a slight lead of 30 runs. After this it seemed that the match was in India’s hands, but Temba Bavuma’s 50 runs in the second innings and India’s weak batting changed the whole picture.

India had an easy target of 124 runs, but the entire team collapsed for 93 runs. Washington Sundar played a useful inning of 31 runs. Akshar Patel also contributed 26 runs. Whereas the rest of the Indian batsmen could not even touch the figure of 20. Shubman Gill could not bat in the second innings due to neck injury. After that the back of the team was completely broken.

harmer’s havoc

South African off-spinner Simon Harmer took 4-4 wickets in both the innings. He continuously troubled the Indian batsmen and made the match one-sided.