'Still 3-1 England': Michael Vaughan Doubles Down On His Prediction Despite India's Historic Win
India have made a terrific comeback in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with a historic 336-run win at Edgbaston.
Subman Gill-led India produced an all-round show on a placid Edgbaston pitch to record their biggest win (by run-margin) in an away Test. Gill combined with the fast-bowling duo of Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj to condemn England to a 336-run thrashing. The victory came after the visitors endured a five-wicket defeat in the five-match series opener last month.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan is sticking to his pre-series scoreline of 3-1 in favour of the hosts despite India's turnaround in Birmingham.
'India have been too good this week .. Outstanding performance .. My prediction is still alive .. 3-1 England .." Vaughan posted on X after India's win.
In his column for The Telegraph though Vaughan has criticised England for returning to 'bad old way".
'This team has given us so much joy over the last three years, and they can achieve great things over the next six months. After Headingley, it looked like they had improved, and we called it Bazball with brains. This week, they were back to their bad old ways," Vaughan wrote.
In Headingley, England benefitted from India's poor catching which allowed them wrest back the advantage. Vaughan says the Ben Stokes-led side didn't take into account that luck was on their side in the series opener.
'If we are honest, England have been absolutely hammered this week. Apart from four hours on the third day where Harry Brook and Jamie Smith batted beautifully, they have been totally dominated by India," Vaughan said.
'It was a performance that worried me greatly. I fear they used the first match as absolute evidence of how to play Test cricket. They showed great skill in that win, but there was also a lot of fortune involved. They turned up here and thought they should do everything the same way, and it has backfired," he added.
Vaughan said England have to 'evolve' and not based your method on the result of one game. 'You should not base your method entirely on a week's performance when you have had the rub of the green. You win games relying on fortune, but not big series like this one or the Ashes. This is an experienced team now, and they have to grow and be better," he wrote.
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