US EditionEngland Have Backed Themselves Into a Corner over Zak Crawley
ENGLAND, JUL 7 – Former England captain Michael Vaughan highlights Shubman Gill's technical mindset and strategy that helped him score nearly 600 runs in two Tests against India.
- England is facing scrutiny over Zak Crawley’s fluctuating form during the current Test matches against India at Lord’s this week.
- This scrutiny follows Crawley's repeated failures despite playing 56 Tests, scoring five hundreds, and maintaining an average of 31.
- Former England captain Michael Vaughan criticized Crawley for his inconsistent form, describing him as surprisingly fortunate to have earned so many Test appearances, and advised him to adopt some of Indian captain Shubman Gill’s batting techniques.
- Crawley has been dismissed in single digits 42 times across 102 innings and holds the lowest average among openers with over 2,500 runs, while Gill improved his performance by modifying his technique, accumulating close to 600 runs in the first two Tests and increasing his average from 35 to 42.
- England faces pressure to reconsider Crawley's place as India's leadership under Gill shows stronger tactical control in the series.
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England have backed themselves into a corner over Zak Crawley
If you take the temperature of English cricket fandom right now following the 336-run hammering by India at Edgbaston there is one man who is taking most of the heat – Zak Crawley.The opener wasn’t alone in having a poor Test match in Birmingham. Indeed, he was just one of seven English batters to be dismissed for a duck.But the evidence of a 56-Test career is stacking up against Crawley and despite all the backing he has received through thick …
Vaughan says Crawley is England’s ‘luckiest cricketer ever’; urges opener to learn from Shubman Gill
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has lambasted opener Zak Crawley for his inconsistent performances in the ongoing Test series against India, calling him the “luckiest player” to have won so many Test caps despite repeated failures at the highest level.
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