IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Vaughan, Hussain slams England's "Bazball" approach

Former English captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan have criticised Englands Bazball approach in the fivematch test series against India They stated that visitors need to play according to the match situation instead of being guided by a onedimensional philosophy of aggressionThe hosts registered their biggest test win after defeating England by 434 runs in the IND vs ENG 3rd Test Chasing the target of 557 to win the Ben Stokesled England team were bowled out 122 runs India leads the series by 21 over EnglandAlso Read IN PHOTOS Records Yashasvi Jaiswal achieved against England in third testIn the IND vs ENG 3rd Test Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second doublecentury in the ongoing series His knock proved to be crucial for the home side to register the historic winThis was the worst defeat under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum and one that exposed their method They cannot take the aggressive at every opportunity they have to pick their moments Vaughan wrote in his column for Telegraphcouk Hussain echoed the sentimentBazball is about being attacking but it is also about soaking up pressure Hussain said on Sky SportsIn contrast Indias Yashsavi Jaiswal who has two double hundreds in the series so far Shubman Gill 91 and debutant Sarfaraz Khan played mature knocks in Rajkot taking time to settle in before going for their strokesThey need to look at the way Jaiswal and Shubman Gill played on day three They soaked up the pressure for 30 or 40 balls and then they started to get boundariesThat is what Test batting is about India have scored 875 runs in 2285 overs No one can tell me its been boring watching India bat here Vaughan saidThe tables have turned into Indias favour after they faced a defeat against England in the series opener The visiting teams batters have displayed poor judgement giving away the advantage to the hostssurely a defeat this heavy has to be a wakeup call for Ben Stokes and his players England make out that everything is positive but they need to be having conversations about how to bat better Vaughan saidAlso Read IN PHOTOS IND vs ENG 3rd Test Five key takeaways from Indias historic winUnder fire Joe Root has been in the talk for his dismissal in the IND vs ENG 3rd Test He lost his wicket in the over of Jasprit Bumrah in the first inningsThe way they played this week has gifted India a victory I couldnt believe my eyes the way they batted on day three especially Joe Roots shot Vaughan saidEnglands former captains Nasser Hussain Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook questioned the timing of Joe Roots shot given that the team was still trailing by 221 runsOne thing Joe will look at is the timing of that Ravichandran Ashwin wasnt there India are down a bowler Ravindra Jadeja is playing off the back of an injury Bumrah is playing three Tests in a row and there is talk of him needing a restGet Bumrah into his second or third spell take it deep and then play the shot later in the day Hussain wrote Root had played a similar shot with much success during the Ashes last yearWhen he played it to the first ball at Edgbaston I didnt mind it at all because it was all about how many runs England were going to score that day to set up a game Cook said on Sky CricketIt sent a real message to everyone in the changing room that Englands best player is going to take on Australia Root will be sitting in his room tonight going I think I got that one wrongAt the end of day three of the second Test pacer James Anderson had asserted that England will chase down 332 runs in 6070 overs only for them to lose by 106 runs Ben Duckett was as bullish last week declaring that the more the better when talking about targetsThey have to be careful that people around dont think they are smug or above their stationthey are in a bubble All that matters is their dressing room and fun There is a bit more to Test cricket than thatThis England team are hell bent on doing things their way and saving Test cricketBut ultimately they have to be better than that now They didnt win in New Zealand they didnt win the Ashes and if they carry on like this they are going to lose in IndiaAlastair Cook and Nasser Hussain however felt that the England team is capable of turning it around in the remaining matchesWith PTI Inputs