{"id":4952,"date":"2024-02-19T12:20:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=4952"},"modified":"2024-02-19T12:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:21:22","slug":"vaughan-nasser-go-no-holds-barred-as-smug-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/vaughan-nasser-go-no-holds-barred-as-smug-england\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Disrespectful to Test cricket’: Vaughan, Nasser go no-holds-barred as ‘smug’ England taken to cleaners by Team India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain were critical of the English team after the side faced a 434-run loss to India in 3rd Test<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After suffering a 434-run hammering against India at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, England’s \u2018Bazball\u2019 approach has come under a significant scanner. Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain were stern in their criticism of the side’s performance in Rajkot, as it endured the heaviest defeat (by runs) under the\u00a0Ben Stokes<\/a>\u00a0regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vaughan was particularly critical of England’s \u201csmug\u201d statements during the Test, stating that the side has been \u201cdisrespectful\u201d of Test cricket. The former England captain also referred to Ben Duckett’s claim that \u2018Bazball\u2019 should deserve credit for Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fiery knock in the second innings \u2013 an unbeaten double century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDuckett reckons they deserve credit for the way Yashasvi Jaiswal is batting, as if no player in history has ever played an attacking shot. They talk about not playing for the draw, but to me that\u2019s disrespectful to Test cricket. The draw is a crucial part of the game, and in five-Test contest has often provided the bedrock of some great series victories,\u201d Vaughan wrote in his column in\u00a0The Telegraph.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey have to be careful that people around don\u2019t think they are smug, or above their station. Root\u2019s shot was another reminder that they are in a bubble. All that matters is their dressing room, and fun. There is a bit more to Test cricket than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n India’s dominance was highlighted by an exceptional five-wicket haul from star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, supported by strong batting displays from captain Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, double-centurion Yashasvi Jaiswal, and debutant Sarfaraz Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite England’s initial positive and attacking ‘Bazball’ approach, they faltered after a promising start in the first innings and failed to mount a significant challenge in their final innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n