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England are currently busy playing the two-match Test series against New Zealand in New Zealand. However, they began the series with a thumping victory over the Kiwis by a huge margin of 267 runs. Again, they produced a top, attacking performance in the longest format of the game.
In recent times, Ben Stokes and his men have impressed the whole cricketing world with their ‘Bazball’ approach. On the other hand, India have been a great force to reckon with in the Test format at home. So, the former England cricketer, Nasser Hussain claimed that England’s biggest test will be the away Test series in India.
“England’s greatest challenge will be away in India.” – Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain said: “Given Australia have not won here since 2001, England’s greatest challenge will be away in India. The Ashes is going to be mouthwatering, and I think it will be close.” Currently, the Men in Blue defeated the Aussies convincingly in both the first matches of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
He further added: “People are talking about whether Bazball will work against their high-quality bowling attack. I think the Ashes will be won and lost on Australia’s batting line-up. They have been below par away from home, but if they can score runs in England, it will be pretty tight.” Hussain further praised England’s head coach, Brendon McCullum. “McCullum was the right fit at the right time. Before he came in, England were being micromanaged to the Nth degree, whether it be because of the Covid bubbles or their rotation policy. They needed someone like McCullum to set them free. With Stokes as his captain, they have two people who are completely aligned,” he added.
Speaking of the first match between England and New Zealand, the visitors declared after scoring 325 runs in the first innings for nine wickets. In reply, the Kiwis got bundled out for 306 runs. Then, England scored 374 runs and set a target of 394 runs for the Kiwis. During the chase, the home side got bundled out for 126 runs and the visitors won the match by 267 runs. Harry Brook won the player of the match award for his performance with the bat in both innings.
Here are some tweets while fans reacted to the comment made by the former England skipper:
Abhi se Rona start kr diya
— Manoranjan rai (@MANURAI1234) February 20, 2023
They also lost in Australia 4-0💀💀
— Vignesh reddy (@Vigneshreddyoff) February 20, 2023
BazBall will be exposed by then 😂
— Guπu MSD 🦁 (@Guru_MSD16) February 20, 2023
Ahmadabad pitch curator is ready 😎😎
— NeatObserver-Rucha (@NeatObserver) February 20, 2023
They won't able to win the Ashes, just wait and watch.
— Dalmia (@thesonofsports) February 20, 2023
Rohit sharma owned them both away and home
— Rajni45 (@Here4Ro) February 20, 2023
Bazball will not work in India. 🙂 Aage jaenge six lgane … Piche se stump udd jaega… 😂
— Harshit Mishra⚔️🚩 (@Harshhit_01) February 20, 2023
When are they coming to India
Unko pata to chale k unka bazball yahan chalta hy k nahi— Sam Sameer (@SamSame26521380) February 20, 2023
