India vs England: 'Lack of match preparation' might trouble Englishmen, says Alastair Cook
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India vs England: 'Lack of match preparation' might trouble Englishmen, says Alastair Cook

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Former England captain Alastair Cook rued Ben Stokes and Co’s “lack of match preparation” ahead of the five-Test series in India, but backed the side to come out triumphant regardless with their revolutionary ‘Bazball’ tactics. Watch: England cricket team arrives in Hyderabad ahead of India Test series “A problem England will have is a lack of match preparation,” Cook, who had top-scored with 562 runs when England pulled off a stunning 2-1 victory in their 2012-13 tour of India, wrote in his column for The Sunday Times. There is a lot of noise and chatter …if you can find a way to get past that then you find that the subcontinent is one of the nicest places to bat because you don’t get the changing conditions you get in England, where it’s sunny one minute then a bit of rain changes everything.” Read | ‘India are favourites, but wouldn’t write England off’: Hussain Cook said the English team has the attack to unsettle the star-studded Indian batting line-up. If it is turning excessively, the odds aren’t in your favour if you are rushing down the wicket and having a massive hack.” Root best player of spin Identifying Joe Root as a key asset, Cook hailed the former England captain as one of the best-ever players of spin.

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