Eoin Morgan mentioned as Nasser Hussain attacks England for making clumsy mistakes in India series

Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain talked about the Jos Buttler-led side's struggles in the ongoing India tour. He said that the the white-ball cricket of the team has been off for the last few years, and the upcoming few months will be important for them.

England are having a poor time in the ongoing India tour. The Jos Buttler-led side faced a disappointing 4-1 loss in the T20I series, and the start was the same for them even in the ODI series, as they went on to lose the first game of the three-match series poorly.

England looked torrid with the bat and ball in the first ODI as they managed just 248 runs. They started off pretty solid with Phil Salt and Ben Duckett going great guns. However, the run out of keeper-batter tilted the game for visitors as after that they lost wickets at regular intervals.

Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell were the only batters who managed half-centuries and there weren't enough partnerships. With the ball, too, they weren't up to the mark as they went on to lose the game by the margin of 7 wickets.

They’ve been in the game and then a clumsy mistake - Nasser Hussain

Nasser Hussain talked about England's poor performance, saying that they have been making clumsy mistakes, which India has cashed on. He also lauded hosts for being a formidable side, adding that they have a great depth. Speaking to Sky Sports, he said:

“It’s followed similar paths, hasn’t it? Most of the games, even the T20s, have been periods where they’ve been in the game and then a clumsy mistake like that (around Phil Salt’s run-out in the first ODI). Then spin comes on, and Ravindra Jadeja bowls beautifully.

“The T20s they lost and they lost a lot of those games for spin as well. So India, obviously white ball in that final in the World Cup in Ahmedabad, they won the T20 World Cup, so they’re a formidable white-ball side. And also the depth to Indian cricket – Abhishek Sharma in those T20s – wow, what a player."

He added: “Shubman Gill comes back in. Virat Kohli doesn’t play. Whoever they pick, they are a wonderful side. But England’s white-ball cricket for quite some time now has been way off (from) where it was under Morgan and Bayliss. So I do think it’s a very important few months ahead."

I think it’s the picking of spin and that aggressive nature really - Nasser Hussain on Harry Brook's struggles

Nasser Hussain pointed out the struggles of Harry Brook, saying that he hasn't been able to read the spinners. He elaborated:

“I know Harry Brook has really struggled, hasn’t he? So I think it’s the picking of spin and that aggressive nature really. This England side, whenever they lose, the thing that’s always asked – are they going too aggressive? Now they’ve got Root in there just to play that anchor role. He didn’t quite bat long enough (in the first ODI)."

That’s McCullum’s point, we’ve got to take a bit of pain to work out the tempo - Nasser Hussain

Nasser Hussain added that the aggressive nature of England's players has led to their downfall, and Brendon McCullum has carried forward the same idealogy that Eoin Morgan had. He also pointed out that the team hasn't played much 50-over cricket of late, which too, is a thing behind struggles. He added:

“But I think it’s that aggressive nature. Eoin used to say that ’50 overs isn’t a long time, just go hard for every delivery and see where you get to. So maybe that’s McCullum’s point, we’ve got to take a bit of pain to work out the tempo.

“And we’ve both said, they don’t play that much 50-over cricket. They haven’t played that much since the last World Cup and they don’t play domestically 50-over cricket. So it is working out how long that batting innings is and how hard to go and when not to go quite so hard,"

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