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“He has to count himself fortunate…”: Michael Vaughan slams Zak Crawley

Monday, 07-Jul-20253 hrs ago
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Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has hit out at batter Zak Crawley for repeated failures despite getting continuous opportunities. In the ongoing Test series against India, Crawley hasn’t been able to make his presence felt, giving away his wicket for low scores, innings after innings. Crawley’s only noticeable knock came in the first Test when he bludgeoned 65 runs in the second innings. Further intensifying his attack, Vaughan called Crawley 'luckiest' to have won many caps. 

"There have been many players who have frustrated fans – including me – over the years, but he (Crawley) is right up there as the most frustrating I can remember. And in my time watching, playing for and covering England, he is the player luckiest to have won as many caps as he has," Vaughan wrote in his column for The Telegraph.

"He has to count himself fortunate to have played 56 games, whilst scoring just five hundreds, and averaging 31. Among all the openers in history with more than 2,500 runs, he has the lowest average: 30.3. He's batted 102 times in Test cricket, and been out in single digits 42 times."

Vaughan brought up Indian skipper Shubman Gill and cited his example as to how he has made changes to his batting. Meanwhile, Crawley managed 19 and 0 in the second Test, which England lost by 336 runs, allowing India to level the series 1-1.

"It is possible to change. Look at Shubman Gill. He came into this series averaging 35, and four innings later he averages 42. He has done that because of his mindset and strategy. He recognised that he was vulnerable to the lbw, and that his hands were away from his body."

"But he has been tighter, and that has allowed him to bat for long periods with greater control, while still putting the bad ball away. He has focused on defence, then attacked later," Vaughan wrote.

 

 

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