Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes England won’t win a Test match on the back of their skipper Joe Root, who has only been in form and scoring runs consistently. The comments came after England faced another defeat against India at Lord’s on Monday.
However, the cracks in the batting line-up are out in front of everyone against a strong Indian pace attack. They were bowled out for just 120 in the second innings to lose the match by 151 runs as well. While speaking to the Daily Mail, Hussain stated that other players need to start contributing if England wants to make a comeback in the five-match Test series.
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Nasser Hussain asserted: “England did play a lot of good cricket at Lord’s, let’s not forget that. When Rishabh Pant was walking off on Monday we all thought it could be 1-0 to England. India do have frailties in their batting. But England can’t win Tests with just one player in Root getting runs. Robinson has been an incredible find when there have been so many injuries to bowlers. So let’s not write them off just yet, but they desperately need others to score runs.”
Meanwhile, Haseeb Hameed, who came into the playing XI at Lord’s, also failed to leave a mark. He got a golden duck in the first innings and scored nine runs in the second as well. With the 1-0 lead of India, the third match of the series will begin on August 25 at Headingley in Leeds.
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“No. I love the way Kohli plays his cricket and this India side will not be bullied. The theatre and drama was exceptional. You don’t want people to get physical but we didn’t see that at Lord’s. It’s a heated game and there is a lot on the line. I loved what was going on out there over the five days. It was box office — Test cricket at its absolute best,” Nasser Hussain concluded.
