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IND vs ENG : Michael Vaughan Slams Harry Brook For His Approach Against Spin

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England’s middle-order batter Harry Brook had a tough time in the recently-concluded five-T20I series against India. Harry Brook was dismissed by leg-spinners in all five games as the Brits suffered a 1-4 defeat. While Harry Brook scored 51 in the fourth game, Harry Brook’s other scores in the series were 17, 13, 8, and 2.

Harry Brook was dismissed by Chakravarthy in the first two matches of the series, with Chakravarthy breaching his defense on both occasions. In Rajkot, he inside-edged a delivery from Ravi Bishnoi while attempting to sweep him from outside off stump. While Chakravarthy failed to time a big shot against Chakravarthy in the penultimate match, Harry Brook again miscued a sweep shot against Bishnoi in the series finale.

Harry Brook struggled huge time vs spinners in his career and especially on Indian tour

Harry Brook hasn’t been allowed to get going by Varun Chakravarthy in the five-match T20I between India and England. Varun has dismissed him twice, with the batter failing to pick up his line and length. The right-handed batter blamed smog for his dismissal in Kolkata but had to excuse left in Chennai. He was trolled by former India players for his comment.

After the first T20I in Kolkata, Harry Brook had admitted his struggle against spin due to smog at Eden Gardens.

He had said, “Varun Chakravarthy is an exceptionally good bowler. But with the smog the other night, it was a lot harder to pick.”

Despite this admission and hopes for better conditions, his struggles against India’s spin attack continued throughout the series. As per ESPNCricinfo, Harry Brook faced 28 balls against leggies in the recently-concluded series, yielding just 35 runs. Overall, in 72 T20 innings against leg spin, Harry Brook has managed 486 runs at a paltry average of 17.35. He also owns a strike rate of 124.93, while getting dismissed 28 times.

Harry Brook’s battle against spin isn’t a new phenomenon. In the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), he had a string of low scores. The 51 in the fourth match was Brook’s fourth fifty in T20I cricket. The young batter Harry Brook now owns 798 runs in T20Is at 28.50. His strike rate is 146.15. Overall in T20s, he owns 3,499 runs at 32.84 (50s: 14, 100s: 3).

English youngster Harry Brook who is enjoying some remarkable time in Test cricket is facing a tough time as far as the T20Is are concerned. Brook has also failed to get going in the ongoing India vs England T20I series. England had a tough time facing India’s spin bowling in the first two T20Is of the series. After the first T20I that was played in Kolkata, Harry Brook blamed the smog for his team’s failure against Indian spin bowling .Michael Vaughan shows no mercy to Harry Brook after another flop show in 5 match T20I series vs India.

Michael Vaughan slams England star Harry Brook for his approach against spin ahead of IND vs ENG 2025 ODI series

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has singled out Harry Brook for approaching spin recklessly during the T20I series against India ahead of the 50-over games. He called out Brook’s over-aggressive approach, stating that he ‘almost disrespects’ it.

The Yorkshire batter was dismissed via spin-bowling on all five occasions and claimed twice by Varun Chakravarthy in the five-match T20I series. The right-hander managed to aggregate only 91 runs at 18.20 with a best of 51 but maintained a strike rate of 146.77.

In his column for The Telegraph, Vaughan stated that England must play spin better and the buck starts with Brook, given he has the ability to overcome that weakness. He wrote:

“They seemed to have a clear strategy to attack the first ball of the over. You see that in modern white-ball cricket, but that is actually what India want. They just have to play spin better. They have a problem against it, as we saw at the World Cups in 2023 and 2024.

“Harry Brook is definitely part of that problem. Brook can clearly come good against spin. He has got the game and the gift to overcome anything. I just think he is too aggressive against spin. He almost disrespects it, and thinks he can just whack it out of the ground.”

Vaughan underlined that Brook must look up to Root, who has a balanced approach to things, adding:

“I’d love him to watch Joe Root, who is a master of going back, hitting into the leg side, nabbing a two, getting off strike. Sweeps and reverse sweeps to manoeuvre the field and create gaps. Do not just think boundary, boundary, boundary all the time. If Brook marries his own game with a bit of Root, he will be much better for it.”

Harry Brook is set to slot in the middle order for the upcoming ODI series, and Varun Chakravarthy has been added to the Indian squad. Hence, the Englishman is likely to face more overs from the leggie should he get an opportunity. Chakravarthy troubled almost all England batters in the T20I leg, finishing with 14 wickets in five games.

Vaughan feels England’s success in the Champions Trophy campaign will depend a lot on Joe Root, given the former Test skipper’s ability to play innings. Vaughan also reckons Root still has a place in the T20I side, as he wrote:

“When England were at their best, smashing 350 in ODIs on a regular basis, we forget how good Root was. And when they won the T20 World Cup it was Ben Stokes playing pragmatic cricket to get them over the line. Root maneuvered the ball into the gaps, which allowed everyone else to be firecrackers.

“There is a strong case to consider him for the T20 World Cup, but before then, I do not think they have a chance in the Champions Trophy without him playing well. The game has not changed so much that you do not need some glue, and Root will need to remind England’s big-hitters that 50 overs is a very long time.”

The three-match ODI series against India begins on February 6 and will provide last chance to both India and England to have match practice ahead of the prestigious Champions Trophy 2025.

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