Michael Vaughan has turned against England after the team lost to India by 1-4 in the Test series. In a scathing attack, he called the team’s backroom staff, led by head coach Brendon McCullum, as cheerleaders who don’t know what to do with the players. He feels some players feel uncomfortable playing Bazball cricket.
England were let down by their ordinary batting in the series, with the star players failing to score consistently. In his column for the Daily Telegraph, he said that England must be honest while finding the reasons behind the failure in India. Vaughan highlighted that there is no talent shortage in English cricket, but it needs to be used correctly.
“After the series defeat in India, the players needs to be honest with themselves,” Vaughan wrote in his column for The Daily Telegraph.
“They don’t need to change everything. I respect their brand of cricket and have been getting up to watch the players play.The frustration is that they have the talent to wins games but let the two big series slipped out of their hands.”
Vaughan said that while the dressing room remains optimistic, saying the same thing every day is wrong.
‘They keep on saying the same thing over again and again. Some players need to buy into their aggressive mantra of cricket. Winning is fun, but you can’t have such moments every time. It takes hard work to win games consistently. Positivity is good, but honestly is also required.”
Vaughan also questioned the England team’s decision to have a break in Abu Dhabi and a golfing trip in Bengaluru in between the series.
“Such breaks are not needed. you have to renain close to cricket while being on holidays. That helps you to remain in touch with the game. I think their backroom staff is full of cheerleaders. that’s what I hear in public. Players need to be questioned at times.”