Nasser Hussain: England aren’t ‘lazy’ and up to date outcomes have added to criticism round work ethic

Nasser Hussain has backed England saying they aren’t “lazy” and believes their latest outcomes have added to the criticism round their work ethic.

England fell to a heavy defeat in Ahmedabad as India accomplished an ODI collection whitewash earlier this month with Jos Buttler’s aspect now heading into the Champions Trophy, stay on Sky Sports activities, missing kind and confidence.

Head coach Brendon McCullum defended his staff saying the diminished coaching periods had been on account of accidents whereas Buttler insisted there was not a “lazy environment or lack of effort” inside the staff.

“I wasn’t in India for England’s recent white-ball tour so I can’t comment too much on that but from what I heard they practised and trained as much as India – India perhaps did one more session. There was a lot of travel-play, travel-rest,” Hussain mentioned.

“Perhaps their batters struggling towards spin may have gone off and had a web – there are at all times a whole lot of spinners in India, high-quality spin, that may run up and bowl at you.

“However that is at all times highlighted if you lose. All the pieces will get questioned. If you win it is, ‘have not they received the stability proper between relaxation and play’.

“What I’ll say is that once I noticed England within the Check collection in Pakistan underneath Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes, they labored as laborious as any England aspect.

“They realise there is more to life than just cricket but just because they like a bit of golf or time away from their hotel room to enjoy the county they are in, don’t make that out to be lazy. When they are at work, from what I have seen, they work hard.

“It’s a must to get the stability proper as you might be there to win, it is so simple as that. And it was no coincidence that the one participant who did web on his break day in India, Joe Root, is arguably one of the best batter England have ever produced.”

Root is understood to have been the only player to partake in a nets session ahead of the third ODI defeat, with other members of the squad reportedly favouring a round of golf.

“Gamers aren’t all the identical. Some need to go off and do issues, some need to work nets – I used to be somebody who needed to be within the nets each single day as a result of it made me really feel good,” Hussain added.

“However some guys, like Darren Gough, you did not need within the nets on daily basis. Ian Botham the identical. It is about realizing your staff and never having one rule that matches everybody.

“Naughty boy nets after you have lost is the worst thing ever – you can’t have that for 15-18 cricketers, but you can’t go the other way and say ‘we are not netting today, we are going to play golf all day long’ because certain players know the best thing for them is to hit cricket balls.

“My view is that contact and rhythm gamers must consistently hit balls. I performed with Graham Gooch at Essex and he received an excellent hundred at Headingley sooner or later and the following day he was again at Chelmsford hinting balls.

“Then you have fast bowlers. There is no way they can bowl 10 overs in a 50-over game, take a flight from one place to another, check into a hotel, get into a different bed, get up the next day sore, and then you say ‘our batters are out of nick so come and bowl for two hours’. That’s when injuries happen.

“Deal with everybody on a case-by-case foundation but when they are saying they aren’t going to web, then their efficiency has to point out that is what is finest for them. And when you’re within the nets you give it every thing as you owe it to the travelling followers and your self to be as effectively ready as doable.”

ICC Champions Trophy schedule

All video games 9am UK and Eire

Group A

• February 19: Pakistan vs New Zealand (Karachi)
• February 20: Bangladesh vs India (Dubai)
• February 23: Pakistan vs India (Dubai)
• February 24: Bangladesh vs New Zealand (Rawalpindi)
• February 27: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Rawalpindi)
• March 2: New Zealand vs India (Dubai)

Group B

• February 21: Afghanistan vs South Africa (Karachi)
• February 22: Australia vs England (Lahore)
• February 25: Australia vs South Africa (Rawalpindi)
• February 26: Afghanistan vs England (Lahore)
• February 28: Afghanistan vs Australia (Lahore)
• March 1: South Africa vs England (Karachi)

Semi-finals

• March 4: Semi-final (Dubai)
• March 5: Semi-final 2 (Lahore)

Remaining

• March 9: Remaining (Lahore or Dubai)

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