Former England captain Michael Atherton said their dependence on the captain of Joe Root test and the lack of preparation had hurt them in the opening clash of the ash five matches they fight Australia, who lost to tourists.
The England had bacted back into the contest riding a 162-run partnership between the roots (89) and Dawid Malan (82) but they collapsed on Saturday, lost eight of the goal to suffer a severe defeat at Gabba in Brisbane.
“If you see England in a dozen the last test …
they become very dependent on the root,” Atherton, the England captain in 54 tests, wrote in his column for Sky Sports.
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“And if England will do well in Australia, you will think he must have a productive series, but he needs other people around him to support him too.” Malan fought well …
but a British batting.
In both innings, apart from one partnership, poor and it will be charged.
They really lack, and I have a lot of sympathy for them in this matter.
“There are covid pandemics that have required the type of schedule they have but then heavy rain in Queensland just get rid of the minimum preparation that has been given or has been given alone.” Read Alsoricky Ponting warned Abu Whitewash after tour Abu Collapheengland England could end up with chalk if they could not rise back from their destruction disadvantages in the first test, the former Captain of Australia Ricky Ponting on Saturday, added that conditions would be more suitable to the host.
England Captain Alastair Cook agreed that the weather was wet during the buildup until the game did not help.
“You can say that Australia has experienced a similar problem but it is not true,” Cook wrote in the past.
“We have several figures about BT Sport which shows that since the end of the British summer, their batsmen have faced around 3,600 balls in competitive cricket, while the UK’s main order faces less than a quarter.”