Captain England Ben Stokes (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Former England Captain Michael Vaughan expressed astonishment in the decision -making of England first against India on a dry headingley goal in the first test, because India dominated the first day by reaching 359 for 3, with Shubman Gill recorded undefeated 127 and Yashsvi Jaiswal contributed 101.Captain England Ben Stokes decided to build first despite hot and humid conditions offering minimal assistance to the pitch on dry surfaces.Because Stokes took over in 2022 as a captain with Brendon McCullum as a coach, England constantly decided in the test matches.
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This decision could have been influenced by the recent History in Headingley, where the Bowling teams won the last six test matches for the first time.“I’m a traditionalist of an old school. Here in Leeds, when the sun shines, with dry weather, bat,” said Vaughan BBC test Match Special.“You look at England and their strength is in the launch.Quiz: Who is the IPL player?Vaughan stressed that the current conditions should decide rather than historical precedents.“You always have to choose your decisions at the moment and not the things you did here or at other times. It can’t affect what the decision is today,” he said.Vaughan acknowledged the challenge to contain runs on a good stroke surface, but noted that Stokes remains optimistic.“It was a good playground, so it is not easy to reduce running. Ben Stokes is still positive and will return tomorrow and say,” Let’s get seven goals “,” he said.Vaughan reserved the final judgment on the conditions of the playground until he saw the Indian pace at the head of Jasprit Bumhrah Bowl.“We won’t know until we see Jasprit Bumhrah’s bowl. He can connect you with anything. I will have my judgment on how flat this playground is,” he added.
