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Former Australian cricketers Brad Haddin and Tim Paine have slammed Ben Stokes & Co for their lacklustre performance against a depleted Indian team in the ongoing Test series.
With England trailing 1-3 and the series slipping from their grasp, they are left playing for pride in the 5th Test at Dharamsala.
Despite winning the series opener in Hyderabad and showing promise in Visakhapatnam and Rajkot, England faced a close defeat in Ranchi. Ultimately, they find themselves grappling with three consecutive losses.
What did Brad Haddin and Tim Paine say?
Much like India’s 2018 tour of England, where Virat Kohli’s team lost 1-4, Stokes and his young brigade find themselves in a similar scenario. Stokes’ assertion that England hasn’t been a pushover like some teams in the past drew attention, with Haddin considering it a subtle dig.
“It sounded like a thinly veiled sledge, didn’t it? You can’t fault Ben Stokes because he has been magnificent tactically in this series. England have got a very young spin attack in tough conditions in the sub-continent but young Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir have been fantastic and Ben Stokes deserves a lot of credit for that,” Haddin told Around The Wicket.
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“But he has been playing against the Indian B team because there has been no Kohli, no Shami, Bumrah got rested last Test, KL Rahul is out and Rishabh Pant is still making his way back from that accident. They are not their strongest team but it just goes to show that the depth in Indian cricket is huge because there are some big names coming into this next era of Indian cricket. Jaiswal is leading the charge; young Jurel was magnificent in the last Test as well. So India are looking very strong.”
Tim Paine, having experienced defeat against an Indian B team during the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, echoed similar sentiments. He concurred with the assessment that this Indian side is weakened due to the absence of key players like Kohli, Shami, and Bumrah.
“Yeah, I think Haddin has absolutely nailed it. I totally agree with him and I know what it’s like to be beaten by an Indian B team. Unfortunately, it happened to us on our home soil. But yes, some huge names out for India, which should have certainly helped the English. I thoroughly enjoy watching England play the game, I love the way they are going about it. I love watching them lose. Don’t get me wrong but they are entertaining and exciting. They have been for Test cricket,” Paine added.
