The first Test between India and England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, has ended in a draw as the final day was washed out due to rain. India were needed 157 runs more to win the match ut the game didn’t take place and they failed to take a lead as well. While the second Test will begin on Thursday (August 12), Former England captain Michael Vaughan has shared his preferred England team.
England’s batting order has become a matter of concern as they often depend on their captain Joe Root to post big scores, as was the case in the first Test as well. England coach Chris Silverwood has also shared his views on this. The players like Haseeb Hameed getting a chance and Zak Crawley and Dan Lawrence struggling to get back in their form.
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He added in his piece for the Telegraph: “I will start with Dan Lawrence. He needs to find a method for getting in for 25 balls. Every single Test innings he has played, even when he has scored runs, the first 25 balls have been chaotic. Lawrence looks to me like he will come back again. He has a bit of flair that I like but he just needs to work on making sure he is a bit more solid, stops falling over to the off side and is not as flamboyant early on to give himself a chance. He has had four noughts this year which is too much for a Test batter.”
“I think Zak Crawley has the best chance of a good Test career. I have a huge amount of faith he will come good but his technique is just a little bit all over the place. His bat is coming across the line of the ball. It is not going towards the ball. The ball he snicked in the second innings should not have happened. He has been nicking balls on fourth stump too much recently which means he is not aligning to the ball properly,” further added Vaughan.
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“We know he (Sibley) can wear down opposing players but he relies on Root scoring quickly at the other end. My worry with Sibley is that he will build up too much pressure on flat pitches when the ball is not doing anything because he cannot score runs. Opposition players like bowling to him because they know he is not going to hurt them,” Michael Vaughan concluded
