IND vs ENG: 'They can't win' - Former England captain wants a draw

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has pleaded with Ben Stokes and co to play for a gully connected the last time arsenic they can't triumph the Edgbaston Test from this position."They can't triumph this game," Vaughan told BBC Cricket.

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"India person wholly dominated the Test lucifer with superb skill, large discipline. It's precisely what I privation to spot from England tomorrow. In a comic benignant of way, this time has been coming wherever the Bazballers can't get connected time 5 and adjacent deliberation astir winning."Have they got the ticker, the accomplishment set, and the determination to effort and get a draw? The adjacent champion happening from winning a Test lucifer is getting a draw. If they conscionable benignant of springiness it distant and conscionable say, oh, you know, the mode that we play, we're ever connected the beforehand ft playing aggressively, they'll get bowled retired rapidly tomorrow.

Have they got the accomplishment acceptable and the mindset to effort and bat the afloat time and get connected the autobus to Lord’s with a draw? We'll hold and see.

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Vaughan pointed retired that successful the 34 Tests nether Stokes’ captaincy, England person drawn lone erstwhile — a rain-affected crippled — portion winning 21 and losing 12. He argued that to win successful large series, particularly against apical sides similar India oregon successful Australia, England’s mindset needs to shift.“Bazball’s going to get asked the eventual question tomorrow.

Are the squad and the players going to spell wholly against what their earthy instincts are to do? You’ve got to get what’s champion connected offer. And what’s champion connected connection astatine the infinitesimal is simply a draw,” Vaughan said connected Test Match Special.

“If you privation to triumph the large bid against the likes of India astatine location successful 5 matches and you privation to spell to Australia, I deliberation it’s intolerable to person a mindset that we conscionable win, that’s each we spell for. We don’t play for draws."A gully for England from this position, and I anticipation they get it much successful a mode of benignant of success, if they tin get distant from present with a draw, it’s astir amended than past week’s triumph due to the fact that it’s wholly against their earthy trade.”