Michael Vaughan unhappy with England’s squad selection against India

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Sneha Roy
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Manchester: Former England cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Vaughan on Monday (January 25) expressed frustration on the decision to exclude wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow from the first two Tests against India and feels that it doesn’t make any sense.

Earlier, England has already announced the squad for the first two Tests and Bairstow, along with two fast bowlers Sam Curran and Mark Wood were some of the important absentees.

Three of them has been rested as part of England Cricket Board (ECB’s) player management policy, which strains on giving enough rest to every English cricketer in a filled up calendar year, which includes 17 Tests and the ICC T20 World Cup.

Responding to the squad selection, Vaughan took to Twitter and wrote, “Surely @jbairstow21 stays with the Test team for the start of the #India series … makes no sense that a player who has only just got his Test place back & plays spin is well is resting !!!! #SLvENG !!#OnOn,” Vaughan tweeted.

This is not the first time Vaughan has attacked the selection. Earlier, mentioning to Bairstow, Vaughan tweeted, “The only player in England’s Top 3 that’s playing the sub-continent conditions with any control or calmness is resting for the first 2 Tests against the best Team in world at home #India !!! The world is officially mad … #SLvENG.”

England captain Joe Root was questioned about the same after winning the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka, and he said that the team has to balance to the player alternations in the current climate.

“We always want our best players there as often as possible, because of the world we’re in right now it’s not feasible and we have to manage that the best we can,” Root said. “But he’s still got an opportunity to affect the series and sure he’ll be desperate to keep up the good form,” he added.

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