Former England captain and commentator Nasser Hussain has reckoned that any side in the world would find it tough to face the current England pace attack in the current conditions in England.
Notably, Hussain’s comments came after Pakistan suffered a 194-run defeat in the second Test at Lord’s. Interestingly, the Men In Green got bundled out for less than 200 in all four innings of the Test series so far.
English pacers Ollie Robinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson were all over the Pakistan batters. Speaking on Sky Sports, Hussain showered praise on the four-pronged English pace attack.
“That four-pronged attack looks really strong, offering so many different things. Robinson is hugely skilful, Tongue has the angle, Atkinson has his skiddy pace and Archer is just box office. When he bounced out Babar Azam it reminded me of the spell he bowled to Steve Smith in the 2019 Ashes,” Nasser Hussain said.
“I wouldn’t judge them on how they go against Pakistan but I think pretty much any side in world cricket would find it hard work against this attack, in these conditions. I also think this attack would have gone really well in the last Ashes and I think it will go really well in South Africa but it will be tested more,” he added.
Delving into the details of the Lord’s Test, England batted first and posted 290 runs, thanks to Jamie Smith’s 61 and Jordan Cox’s 55. In response, Pakistan got bundled out for 110 runs in 37.2 overs. Ollie Robinson scalped a four-wicket haul.
In the third innings, England could score only 208 runs in 54.2 overs as Mohammad Abbas scalped a five-wicket haul. In the chase, Pakistan scored only 194 runs in 50.5 overs despite Saud Shakeel’s 97-run knock, losing the contest by 194 runs.
