‘Test cricket is all about adapting to conditions……’ – Nasser Hussain shares valuable advice to England ahead of 4th Test vs India

Former English cricketer Nasser Hussain has shared his valuable advice with the Ben Stokes-led side to win the fourth Test match against India, which is set to commence on February 23 in Ranchi. Notably, the visiting sides are trailing by 2-1 against India, and they keep their eyes on winning the fourth Test match to level up the series by 2-2.

However, Nasser Hussain feels that the England team needs to change their plans and adapt to the situation in India if they aim to win the next Test game. The 55-year-old cricketer feels that batters also need to step up in every inning if they want to win the matches. The former England skipper also cites the example of Ollie Pope, Rohit Sharma, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who helped their side win the Test matches regardless of the situation.

“You can’t just fall back on the old ‘this is the way we play’ mantra, because Test cricket is all about adapting to conditions – especially in India, where the nature of the pitch can change almost overnight during the course of a five-day Test. If you get in, you need to make it count. Look at the first three Tests: England won the first after Ollie Pope’s magnificent 196, before India hit back with successive double-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and 131 from Rohit Sharma,” Nasser Hussain wrote in his column for the Daily Mail.

Bazball, as they keep telling us, is about smart cricket, not headless cricket: Nasser Hussain

Nasser Hussain feels that England needs to play smartly to win the games. Moreover, the former batting legend feels that Ben Stokes side needs to show their Bazball style smartly.

“They’ve done it before. Think back to the Ashes, where they became better at playing the short ball after that hook-happy collapse at Lord’s. Bazball, as they keep telling us, is about smart cricket, not headless cricket. They need to prove that point again now,” he added further.