It’s men against boys now: Nasser

London, August 13

It’s “men against boys” at the moment, says former England captain Nasser Hussain, criticising the lack of fight from India in the second Test. “England are arguably the best in the world in these conditions but the real eye has to be on India — they have to be wary of the wheels completely falling off,” said Hussain.  “India are No. 1 in the world and it was meant to be a gun, tight series but at the moment it is men against boys. Their curve is going in the wrong direction.”

India have been bundled out for 162, 107 and 130 in their last three innings. “They were in the game for a long time in the first Test but the back injury to Kohli is a concern, the fingers of Ashwin took a blow, the rest of their batting line-up continues to fail and there are no practice games in between,” said Hussain. 

He said England will be keen to give it back after being whitewashed 4-0 in 2016 in India. “This is payback time for England after losing 4-0 in India and I don’t see them letting up. I have seen they are a hungry team. They won’t rest on their laurels, they want to get better and better,” warned Husain. — PTI