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East England captain michael vaughn have expressed significant concerns about ben stokes‘ side, prediction Australia It will become stronger as preparations for the second one intensify ash Trial in Brisbane.
England suffered a crushing eight-wicket defeat inside two days in Perth, leaving them with the tough task of regrouping for the day/night encounter starting on Thursday at the Gabba.
Australia captain Pat Cummins is out of the team with a back problem and Steve Smith is set to lead the unchanged side.
However, Vaughan, who led England to Ashes glory in 2005, believes the tourists are yet to face Australia at their best.
Vaughan said on The Overlap and Betfair, “England had the best team they could have picked for the conditions in Perth, whereas it was not Australia’s best team. My worry for England is that Australia will get better.” stay connected with cricket show.
He painted a dire picture of a full-strength Australian XI: “Say Travis Head is the opening batsman and Josh Inglis comes in at five, (Cameron) Green at six, Alex Carey at seven… They can’t play the spinners with the pink ball, so maybe they go with (Beau) Webster at eight, (Pat) Cummins at nine, if he comes back, (Mitchell) Starc at 10 and (Scott) Boland at 11.” But, (so) you’re looking at Australia and thinking, ‘How are you going to beat them?'”
Vaughan also criticized England’s decision not to play a pink-ball practice match in Canberra and suggested it was a missed opportunity for important preparation.
He offered a sharp analogy: “It’s as if Tiger Woods Goes to the Masters and says he’s prepared by going on crazy golf and hitting some shots through windmills and ‘I’m ready’. It’s the same.”
He questioned the professionalism of the approach, saying, “Am I so old-fashioned as to suggest that it is professionalism to prepare yourself to play a pink-ball game by playing pink-ball cricket?”
Vaughan concluded with a stern warning that many players may face pink-ball cricket for the first time in their careers at the Gabba, which he deemed unacceptable.