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Michael Vaughan has advised Ben Stoke & Co to tinker with their batting order so as to negate the impact of Bumrah when India visit next year for a 5-match Test series.
India will be touring England next year for 5-match Test series
Jasprit Bumrah stamped his authority in Perth with an 8-wicket match haul to lead India to a terrific 295-run win against Australia and go 1-0 up in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The right-arm quick tore apart the Aussie batting order, proving why he is considered the best in the business.
Taking note of India’s excellent turnaround in Perth, former England captain Michael Vaughan has advised Ben Stokes & Co to tinker with their batting order so as to negate the impact of Bumrah when India visit next year for a 5-match Test series.
Writing a column for The Telegraph, Vaughan suggested that Ben Stokes could move to number three to deal with Jasprit Bumrah’s threat against right-handers.
“I think that simple swap is perfect for the year England have coming up. In one Test in Australia, I’ve seen live why England need another left-hander in the top three. Jasprit Bumrah fizzily arcs the ball into the right-hander’s pads with the brand-new ball, and caused absolute carnage for the likes of Nathan Lyon, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith. Left-handers are better suited to facing Bumrah,” Vaughan wrote.
“It would be handy to have Stokes at No 3 in Australia, too, because the extra left-hander might tempt Australia to use Nathan Lyon earlier, which in turn means the quicks are not bowling in the short window that the ball swings,” he added.
The Three Lions are currently in New Zealand for a three-match Test series and have defeated the hosts in the opening fixture by 8 wickets to go 1-0 up in the series. England will be travelling to India next year for a five-match T20I series and three ODIs. The tour is scheduled to start on January 22 with the 1st T20I in Kolkata.
Later, India are scheduled to travel to England for a 5-match Test series which shall begin in June.
