The tactics employed by Joe Root were the worst I have seen from an England Test team in years: Michael Vaughan

Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah were involved in a sensational and match-turning partnership of 89 runs for the 9th wicket in the second innings of the second Test match between England and India at Lord’s. The duo hurt the England side with their sensational performance with the willow and helped India thrash their opponents by 151 runs.

And, former England skipper Michael Vaughan is disappointed with the tactics employed by the England side and reckons that these tactics are indeed the worst that he has seen from the England team.

Vaughan opined that England coach Chris Silverwood should have sent in somebody onto the pitch to persuade Joe Root to change his tactic. The former England skipper even reckoned that Duncan Fletcher would have asked the captain to change his tactics had he been the coach of the side.

“The nadir came in that hour and 20 minutes before lunch on the fifth day of the second Test, which must rank among the worst stuff I’ve seen from an England Test team in years. Why was Silverwood not sending someone out onto the pitch with a drink, asking Root what the hell was going on and getting him to change tactics? I know that is what Duncan Fletcher would have done with me had I suffered a brain-fade on the field,” stated Michael Vaughan on Facebook.

Every Test match boils down to a handful of moments that dictate the outcome: Michael Vaughan

The 46-year-old Vaughan further reckoned that every Test match finally comes down to a few moments that determine the result. Stating that the best teams rise to grab those moments, Vaughan reckoned that Silverwood has to take his share of the blame for England blowing up on Day 5.

“Every Test match essentially boils down to a handful of moments which dictate the outcome: the best teams rise to them and find a way to win them. This was the big moment in the second Test and England blew it, and Silverwood has to take his share of responsibility for that,” said Vaughan.

Stating that Chris Silverwood has to prove that he has the capability to help England change their momentum in the series against India, Vaughan concluded by stating that Virat Kohli’s India has the England side exactly where they want them to be.

“He (Chris Silverwood) has to show that he is capable of changing England’s momentum in this series because at the moment it is only going one way and that is in the direction of Virat Kohli, who has his hosts right where he wants them – hot under the collar, not thinking straight and making silly mistakes,” concluded Vaughan.