Former England skipper Michael Vaughan believes that England are lacking in key areas and considering Australia’s brilliant show against Pakistan in the recently concluded Test series, they do not stand a chance of winning the next Ashes in 2021-22. Australia thrashed Pakistan 2-0 in the just concluded Test series to win all their Day-Night Test for the sixth time in a row with brilliant performances from a number of cricketers.
“At this stage, I don’t think England have got a chance in two years’ time unless they suddenly find one or two high class bowlers from somewhere, and a high class spinner,” Vaughan told Fox Cricket.
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“I know we’re two years away but I don’t think England have got the tools to beat Australia in Australian conditions - particularly this Australian team.”
“I was here last year when they played a quality India team and they lost, but you could feel there was still a little bit of rawness and obviously there was no David Warner and Steve Smith,” the former England captain added.
Following Australia’s emphatic victory, Vaughan also stated Australia are a very tough nut to crack on home conditions and only Virat Kohli’s team can get the better of them Down Under.
{{/usCountry}}Following Australia’s emphatic victory, Vaughan also stated Australia are a very tough nut to crack on home conditions and only Virat Kohli’s team can get the better of them Down Under.
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Vaughan took to social media to express his thoughts and his Twitter post read: “This Australian Team in these conditions are going to take some beating ... Only @BCCI #India have the tools to do so at this stage imo ... #AUSvPAK.”
Earlier this year, India recorded their first ever Test series win in Australia when they edged a 2-1 series win Down Under. But fans were quick to point out that the Australian team were missing stalwarts Steve Smith and David Warner who were serving their respective one-year bans for their part in infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.