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Hussain said it's all about mentality now and the tourists need to find a way to draw the series, which will be a good result for them. England on Thursday (February 25) suffered a 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India inside two days to hand India an unassailable 2-1 lead. Joe Root and his men struggled on the spin-friendly Motera pitch, managing 112 and 81 in their two innings respectively. "Especially on this pitch, where one spins prodigiously and the other skids on, you lose all kind of rhythm. That's what successive Test matches on these sorts of pitches do for your mindset," Hussain said on 'Sky Sports Cricket Podcast'. "England looked like startled rabbits in that second innings. I don't think it was an 81 all out pitch but this was a much tougher pitch than Chennai." India Vs England Pink Ball Test: Key Stats, milestones created as India beat England by 10 wickets Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who was the destructor-in-chief, relentlessly hit the good … [Read more...] about India vs England, 3rd Test: Visitors looked like startled rabbits in second innings, says Nasser Hussain

England fell to an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in the third Test against India to go down 1-2 in the four-match series, while also getting knocked out of contention from the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final in June. "I think England have been guilty of thinking too far ahead of having a squad for the Ashes when actually this is bigger than the Ashes, this is probably as big as the Ashes," Bell told 'ESPNcricinfo'. "Why are we rotating in the biggest Test series you are playing in? For me that's where England have gone a bit wrong," he added. The 38-year-old, who featured in 118 Tests for England, feels for the English players for whom the tours to India and Australia can make or break careers. India vs England 2021: Looking at bigger picture, rotation policy has merit, says James Anderson "These tours, certainly for Englishmen coming to India or going to Australia are the pinnacle. They make your careers, you look back and if you win in those conditions they are … [Read more...] about India vs England 2021: Bell feels visitors guilty of thinking too far ahead, gone wrong with rotation policy

England on Thursday (February 25) 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. The match ended under two days with the pitch drawing flak from some former players like Michael Vaughan, who called it "not ideal" for Test cricket. But 'The Guardian' newspaper focussed on England's own shoddy display. "Inquest into England's two-day thrashing will yield no easy answers," read the headline of its report. "It is hard to work out what to blame for the disastrous third Test defeat against India when so many things went wrong. India vs England: It’s for ICC to decide whether Motera pitch is fit for purpose, not players: Joe Root The newspaper went on to pin the blame on the rotation policy, which led to resting of key players during the series, the failure to read the conditions, and "the hangover from the heavy defeat in Chennai last week." "Then the batsmen's inability to … [Read more...] about India vs England 2021: Section of English media blames team for Motera debacle, others point fingers at pitch

However, Maharashtra saw more than 8000 cases on Friday (February 26) and more than 700 of them were in Pune. In this context, the BCCI top brass might soon meet to find an alternative venue for the ODI series. The five T20Is are scheduled to play in Ahmedabad itself, the venue of the third and fourth Test matches. However, the BCCI has not discussed about any other venue as of now, and as per a report in India Today the new venue for the ODIs could be selected from among the one that is staging the on-going Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day tournament. India won the third Test at the Motera Stadium by 10 wickets amid raging controversy against the pitch used for the match. England were bowled out for 112 and 81 on that pitch, and India too faltered and got bundled out for 145 in their second innings. It will be interesting to see what kind of pitch India will roll out in the series-decider as the home side is also in with a chance to join New Zealand in the World Test Championship … [Read more...] about India vs England: BCCI may shift ODI series out of Pune after Covid-19 cases rise in Maharashtra

Seemed like Ravichandran Ashwin started from where he left off in Chepauk – a week back – as he went on to become the fastest Indian to 400 Test wickets. He picked up seven wickets in the match as India went on to steamroll England by 10 wickets at Motera. Ashwin – who thinks a lot about his game – said that he watched a lot of his past videos during the COVID-19 lockdown and that helped him evolve as a player as he got to know more about himself. “The planning for me goes to a different level. In Australia, I watched eight hours of straight footage ahead of the Adelaide Test. I didn’t know why I started doing it but I didn’t want to leave any stone unturned. I used to watch a lot of footage before too. But the understanding of the game has gone one notch higher. What happened during the lockdown was that I was watching a lot of cricket from the past, especially Sachin’s hundred at Chepauk [against Pakistan in 1999],” said Ashwin here while doing an interview for bcci.tv. “I … [Read more...] about India vs England: Watching Past Footage Helped me Look at Myself Differently: Ravichandran Ashwin After Record 400 Test Wicket