News
IPL
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
Features
Fantasy Cricket
Watch
Interviews
MP T20 League
Social Reactions
Betting Tips
Contact

‘Draw Is Better Than Last Week’s Win’: Former England Captain’s Stunning Remark After India Set A Mammoth Target in ENG vs IND 2nd Test

Sreejita Sen

England needs to chase 536 runs on the final day to win the second Test.

England have to chase a mammoth 536 runs to win the match with seven wickets in hand, at the Edgbaston Stadium on the final day of the second Test. In this situation, former England skipper Michael Vaughan has made a stunning remark. He opined that if the English team could manage to secure a draw here, then this would be greater than their victory in the series opener in Leeds.

“If they can get away from here with a draw, it’s almost better than last week’s win because it’s completely against their natural trade,” he opined while speaking on BBC Test Match Special.

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
29 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Upcoming – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Hungary HUN

Luxembourg LUX

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Austria AUST

Romania ROM

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Twickenham TWI

Banstead BAN

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
East Molesey ESM

Banstead BAN

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Twickenham TWI

Spencer SPE

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 08:45 PM IST
Spencer SPE

East Molesey ESM

Upcoming – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 10:45 PM IST
Twickenham TWI

East Molesey ESM

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 12:15 PM IST
Rising Phoenix RPH

Jinnah CC JIHCC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 02:15 PM IST
Huddinge HDN

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Chennai Kings CA CHK

Tally Rangers TCC

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Al mulla Exchange ALECC

Super Lanka SUL

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 06:30 AM IST
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 08:40 AM IST
JB Kings JBK

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 10:50 AM IST
Utkal Cricket Club UTC

KL Gladiators KLG

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
MR KB Putrajaya MKP

Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 06:30 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 08:40 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 12:00 PM IST
Kenya KNY

Nigeria NIG

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:00 PM IST
United Arab Emirates UAE

Uganda UGA

Upcoming – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Villianur Mohit Kings VMK

Mahe Megalo Strikers MMS

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 10:00 AM IST
Band-e-Amir Dragons BAD

Boost Defenders BDS

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

Mis Ainak Knights MAK

Upcoming – t20 – Trinidad and Tobago
USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

Upcoming – t20 – London
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
The Blaze Women TBLZ-W

 Birmingham Bears Women BRB-W

Canceled – t20 – London
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Match Cancelled

Upcoming – t20 – London
Women’s Vitality Blast T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Surrey Women SUR-W

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
South Africa Champions SAC

Australia Champions AAC

Upcoming – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
India Champions IAC

England Champions EDC

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
Zimbabwe Women tour of Ireland, 2025
28 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Zimbabwe Women ZIM-W

Michael Vaughan Slams Baz-ball Mindset

The former batter slammed the current English team for their collective approach of chasing whatever target they have been challenged with. He emphasised that the best possible result for England from this point would be a hard-earned draw.

“Bazball’s going to get asked the ultimate question tomorrow. Are the team and the players going to go completely against what their natural instincts are to do? You’ve got to get what’s best on offer. And what’s best on offer at the minute is a draw,” added Vaughan.

ALSO READ:

Moreover, the 50-year-old criticised this “win only” mindset of Ben Stokes and Co. He also pointed out that this approach would not help them to win a long red-ball home series against India or the upcoming five-match Ashes tour of Australia.

“If you want to win the big series against the likes of India at home in five matches and you want to go to Australia, I think it’s impossible to have a mindset that we just win, that’s all we go for. We don’t play for draws,” stressed Vaughan.

ENG vs IND 2nd Test

Even after putting up a combined 835 runs, including five tons from four Indian batters, England defeated India by five wickets in the first fixture of the five-match series. However, Team India bounced back in the second match to pile up even more runs as they registered the first-ever instance to score 1,000-plus runs in a single Test match.

Newly appointed captain Shubman Gill notched up two valiant knocks of 269 and 161, respectively, following his previous career-best 147 at the Headingley Stadium. The pace unit, consisting of Mohammed Siraj and Akashdeep Singh, also made a stunning comeback, despite missing prime seamer Jasprit Bumrah due to his workload management, to scalp all of India’s 13 wickets in the match so far. Siraj starred with a six-wicket haul while Akashdeep bagged four wickets in the previous innings.

However, India will need seven wickets to level the series on the fifth and final day in Birmingham. But there are question marks on how many sessions they would get to play. Currently, it’s raining in England and is forecasted to continue till 11 AM local time.

For more updates, follow CricXtasy on FacebookInstagramTwitterTelegram, and YouTube.