Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said that England did not have the right balance against Bangladesh. The hosts beat England by 4 wickets in Dhaka to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
“They’ve got white-ball players playing Test match cricket. They’ve got lads that are injured. They’ve got the county season starting soon,” said Hussain.
“But we’ve got 18 counties, if we can’t put an extra batter or two on the ground in Bangladesh, if it means flying (Ollie) Pope or (Zak) Crawley, who I think will be a good white-ball cricketers, I don’t think it’s good enough to say we are one batter short,” Hussain added.
The former cricketer said England should have treated this T20I series with the same respect as Bangladesh did, adding the squad did not have the right balance. Mehidy Hasan was the main man for Bangladesh, as he picked 4 wickets to guide his side to a crucial victory.
“We are the England cricket team, it’s an important tour. We saw what it meant to Bangladesh, and we have to treat it with the same respect. They didn’t have the right balance of squad,” said Hussain.
“I can guess there are a few England cricketers who play for counties that would like to be playing out there. The players that will be there for the next World Cup get the extra responsibility, so I get a little bit of the thinking,” Hussain added.
