IND vs ENG | Michael Vaughan pokes fun at Motera wicket, shares hilarious picture ahead of 4th Test
Cricket | February 27, 2021 19:35 ISTEngland's previous Test loss inside two days came back in 1921 against Australia.
England's previous Test loss inside two days came back in 1921 against Australia.
England on Thursday suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India on a spin-friendly Motera track to go down 1-2 in the four-match series.
It all started with a tweet by Vaughan after the England innings began to crumble in reply to India's first-innings total of 329 all out.
After Kohli's departure, Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane steadied India's innings with a century stand.
Prior to the Test, England's weakness against left-arm spinners was much discussed; making Kuldeep a genuine contender for starting XI.
Kohli, who missed the last three Tests in Australia for the birth of his child, will be leading India from the first match of the four-Test series against England.
One of the architects of India's historic Test series win in Australia last month, Pant was on Tuesday nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award.
On Tuesday, Cricket Australia announced that Australia's tour of South Africa next month has been postponed due to the ongoing situation with regards to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The former England skipper says it would be potentially more dangerous if youngsters are exposed to a short-pitched delivery straightaway in men's cricket.
The two former England skippers are not happy with Jonny Bairstow not getting selected for the first two Test matches against India from February 5.
Vaughan had earlier predicted that India will be whitewashed 4-0 in the Test series after the visitors lost the first Test in Adelaide by eight wickets.
Vaughan tweeted that Shastri deserves a lot of credit for making the team believe that it can compete after skipper Virat Kohli's departure.
Vaughan came down heavily on Smith for the incident saying that the former Oz skipper has let his team down again by scuffing off Rishabh Pant's guard.
Former India batsman VVS Laxman also heaped praise on Gill and said that the young lad has a 'very bright' future across all three formats of the game.
The Brisbane Test is due to start on January 15 and the quarantine rules will confine the players to just their hotel rooms after each day's play.
Vaughan feels that the pink ball Test will be the key to the contest in the impending Border-Gavaskar series that kicks off from December 17 onwards at the Adelaide.
The Indian team's decision to bring in Chahal for Jadeja also irked Australia head coach Justin Langer, who was spotted arguing with the match referee, David Boon.
Jadeja endured a blow on his helmet in the final over of the first innings, leading to Chahal's inclusion in the squad for the second innings.
Maxwell had an abysmal stint in the UAE where he scored just 108 runs from 13 games for the Punjab-based outfit.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says that Kohli is really popular among today's youth and his 15 years old son is no different.
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