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IND vs ENG: Vaughan slams England for Abu Dhabi trip before 3rd Test
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Michael Vaughan on England Abu Dhabi trip
England former captain Michael Vaughan slammed the Ben Stokes’ England cricket team for spending the 10-day break between Vizag and Rajkot Test in Abu Dhabi.
In a podcast show for Sky Sports, Michael Atherton revealed that the England team will enjoy the break in Abu Dhabi and will have some golf swings. The India vs England Test series is level at 1-1 after first two Tests.
In a column for the Telegraph, Vaughan lambasted on English thought process.
“There’s been talk about England’s preparation largely taking place outside India, in Abu Dhabi, and not including any warm-up games. I don’t mind that at all,” he added.
Notably, England’s bazball approach has made Test cricket interesting and a riveting competition between bat and ball.
In the last decade, it has been observed that the team winning the most number of sessions during a Test match eventually ends up on the winning side. However, England emerged victorious in the Hyderabad Test despite losing most sessions.
India though made a stupendous comeback in the second Test on the back of Jasprit Bumrah’s superb’s display of reverse swing.
India vs England: Top five batters after first two Tests
Top five batters in India vs England Test series |
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|
Player |
Matches |
Inns |
Runs |
Avg |
Sr |
4s |
6s |
1 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
2 |
4 |
321 |
80.25 |
75.35 |
34 |
10 |
2 |
Ollie Pope |
2 |
4 |
243 |
60.75 |
66.58 |
28 |
– |
3 |
Zak Crawley |
2 |
4 |
200 |
50 |
70.67 |
26 |
4 |
4 |
Shubman Gill |
2 |
4 |
161 |
40.25 |
61.69 |
18 |
2 |
5 |
Ben Stokes |
2 |
4 |
134 |
33.5 |
65.69 |
12 |
4 |
India vs England 2024: Top five bowlers after first two Tests
Top five bowlers in India vs England Test series |
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|
Player |
Matches |
Overs |
Balls |
Wkts |
Avg |
Runs |
4-fers |
5-fers |
1 |
Jasprit Bumrah |
2 |
57.5 |
347 |
15 |
10.67 |
160 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Tom Hartley |
2 |
96.2 |
578 |
14 |
24.57 |
344 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Ravichandran Ashwin |
2 |
80 |
480 |
9 |
36.33 |
327 |
– |
– |
4 |
Rehan Ahmed |
2 |
71.3 |
429 |
8 |
36.38 |
291 |
– |
– |
5 |
James Anderson |
1 |
35 |
210 |
5 |
15.2 |
76 |
– |
– |
First Published: Feb 06 2024 | 1:47 PM IST
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