By India Today Sports Desk: The subsequent take a look at for Bazballing England will likely be to face India in India, feels former England captain Nasser Hussain. England drew the Ashes 2023 in a riveting sequence in opposition to Australia. Despite being down by 0-2 after the primary two Test matches, England put in sturdy performances to degree the sequence. If not for a rain-curtailed draw within the fourth Test match at Manchester, England would have been capable of make an incredible return and win the Test sequence.
Speaking through the ICC evaluate, Hussain stated that the spinning tracks of India can be the subsequent take a look at for the England aspect, who’ve placed on an incredible present within the final 12 months beneath the captaincy of Ben Stokes.
“It’s the next test for Bazball. They said Bazball will work against one side, then they moved on to the next side. Then they moved on to New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan. The next challenge is India and everyone knows India in India is one of the sternest challenges in Test match cricket,” stated Hussain on The ICC Review.
“It’s Bazball against spin. Bazball against Ravi Ashwin, (Ravindra) Jadeja and Axar Patel and that is going to be fascinating,” he additional added.
England pacer Stuart Broad introduced his retirement from Test cricket within the last Test match on the Oval. The veteran of greater than 600 Test wickets referred to as time on his profession with a fairytale end at The Oval the place he picked the final Australian wicket. Noting the identical, Hussain stated that he wish to have the expertise of James Anderson now that Broad was not going to be a part of the India tour, which begins late in January 2024.
“I think especially with (Stuart) Broad going, I would like that experience (in India),” Hussain stated.
England won’t have the companies of Chris Woakes – the participant of the event in Ashes 2023 – given his desire for taking part in Test matches solely at residence.
“Chris Woakes has stated that he’s not that keen anymore of playing away from home and his record’s not great away from home,” Hussain famous.
“We’ll see, he (Woakes) might change his mind. There’s been a lot of mind changes recently. But if you don’t have Woakes and you don’t have Broad, you will need that experience of someone like Jimmy Anderson,” the previous batter concluded.
