English white-ball cricket has been way off for quite some time now: Nasser Hussain

England's most recent loss was their four-wicket defeat to India in the first ODI of the ongoing white-ball series. The hosts chased the 249-run target with 68 deliveries to spare, going 1-0 up at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The upcoming fixture is a crucial one for them to stay afloat in the series.

In a discussion recently, former English skipper, Nasser Hussain, outlined a similar template in England's recent losses in India.

"It's followed similar paths, hasn't it? Most of the games, even the T20Is, have seen periods where they've been in the game and then a clumsy mistake like that [around Phil Salt's run-out in the first ODI]. Then, spin comes on. Ravindra Jadeja bowls beautifully. The T20Is they lost and they lost a lot of those games by spin as well," shared Hussain while speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket podcast. 

Whoever India pick, they are a wonderful side: Hussain

Hussain analysed the contrasting prevailing scenario of the limited-overs scene of the Indian side in comparison to that of the English group. 

"So India, obviously in that final in the World Cup in Ahmedabad, they won the T20 World Cup, so they're a formidable white-ball side. And also, the depth to Indian cricket. Abhishek Sharma in those T20Is - wow, what a player! Shubman Gill comes back in. Virat Kohli doesn't play. Whoever they pick, they are a wonderful side.

"But English white-ball cricket has been way off for quite some time now from where it was under [Eoin] Morgan and [Trevor] Bayliss. So, I do think it's a very important few months ahead," he added.

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Since the start of 2024, England have won 11 of the 22 T20Is played. Speaking of the 50-over format, they have been successful in three out of nine instances. With the Champions Trophy coming up, the Three Lions will have to buckle up and work towards rediscovering their form.