AUS vs ENG : “That team was not the best…” What the legend had to say about the Indian team that held the Test draw against England

Alastair Cook’s comments about the Indian team: Veteran batsman Alastair Cook’s statement is currently in discussion. The England legend said the Shubman Gill-led Indian team, which drew the five-Test series against England 2-2 earlier this year, is not strong. As Test captain, Shubman Gill excelled in the first series, scoring 754 runs with four centuries. Cook said that the England series could have been a draw as the Indian team was not very strong.

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During the fourth Test match between England and Australia, Cook said, “The England team management is talking about their performance in the series against India and they have kept the series draw against India. But the same Indian team lost badly against South Africa on their own soil. So, the Indian team that toured England was not the best Indian team.”

England have been thrown out of the race to regain the Ashes after losing the first three Tests against Australia. England have won a Test match on Australian soil for the first time since 2011. England defeated Australia by 4 wickets on the second day of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne. A target of 175 runs was set for victory in front of England.

Chasing 175 runs, Jack Crawley and Ben Duckett gave England a strong start of 51 runs. Duckett was dismissed for 34 off 26 balls. While Crowley scored 37 runs. Apart from the two openers, Jacob Bethel played a vital role in securing the team’s first win of the series by scoring 40 runs. Harry Brooke remained unbeaten on 18 and Jamie Smith on 3. England lost the match by 178 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.

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Australia, who lost the toss and batted first, could score only 152 runs in the first innings. Josh Tong took five wickets for England. The Melbourne Test was decided in 142 overs. During this time 36 wickets fell.