Ben Stokes and co to return empty-handed to England claims Michael Vaughan after Rajkot drubbing

Former England captain Michael Vaughan who is known for his blunt and criticism-filled remarks against the Indian team, often calling them the most underachieving team in sports history, found the tables reverse when a fan asked him about his views on the over-confident English players first making rash comments and then losing a Test match in a one-sided affair as they endured 2 days ago in Rajkot during the 3rd Test against India.

Michael Vaughan made these comments in Cricbuzz’s X (formerly Twitter) show called the “Chatter” where RCB wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik appears as the host. The fan had sent through several statements made by some of England’s current players like the veteran James Anderson, opening batter Ben Duckett as well as head coach Brendon McCullum.

Vaughan amused by England team statements

A fan named Yash Sanap highlighted all of their comments in short sentences and asked the question down below, “Are England players living in a hyped Bazball bubble?”. It had Anderson’s remarks of “Will try to chase 399 in 60 overs”, then Ben Duckett’s “Bazball deserves credit for Jaiswal’s ton” and the man who invented Bazball alongside Ben Stokes, McCullum’s, “If India get 600 ahead, we’re going to try and chase it down.”

After Dinesh Karthik made the introduction and recited it for Michael Vaughan, the Englishman first chuckled before rubbishing those comments and admitting that England players have a habit of blabbering just anything. Vaughan did not shy away from mentioning that sometimes the players say things that they don’t even believe in or are unable to execute when the time comes.

Michael Vaughan’s chuckle was just a coping mechanism of his to hide the embarrassment coming on his face and he must have been dying from inside when making these comments.

“I think sometimes their interviews are amusing because they do say things that ultimately that they think they believe in but they can’t believe some of the things that they are saying. Jimmy Anderson saying we’ll chase down whatever (total) in 60 overs, Baz comes and says we’ll chase down 600. It’s just not just possible, the history of the game tells you.” – Vaughan said via Cricbuzz.

Players like Sehwag, Gilchrist, and Gayle have all played Bazball

The 49-year-old then lashed out on Duckett for giving the credit of Jaiswal’s consecutive double tons to England’s Bazball style of play, reminding there have been players before them like Virender Sehwag, Adam Gilchrist, and Chris Gayle, who have all played aggressively in Test cricket and smacked towering sixes.

He also reminded McCullum that England haven’t won a trophy in their last 2 big Test series in New Zealand and the Ashes at home, asking them to focus on winning silverware because it’s all about winning and refraining from making such comments.

England won’t be able to win or draw the series claims Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan went on to state that even though the Bazball game has been exciting to watch but it hasn’t been as successful as you’d expect because they haven’t won enough trophies to show for its success. He also discarded Ben Stokes’ confidence to overturn a 2-1 deficit to a 3-2 series win after losing the Rajkot Test.

“They are already 2-1 down in India, very difficult to win the last 2 Tests over there. They are possibly not lifting the trophy this series. So that’s 3 big series that they have not lifted a trophy. They’ll they are gonna win the last 2 Test match and they’ve got to believe but I don’t believe, prove me wrong.” – Michael Vaughan concluded.