Michael Vaughan warns England: “Do not let Ollie Pope direct in the ashes” | Cricket news

New Delhi: Former English cricket player Michael Vaughan criticized the captain of Ollie Pope during the final test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy against India, which England lost with a narrow margin of 6 points. With Ben Stokes excluded due to an injury, Pope intervened as a captain, but England could not retain the fight of India, causing a 2-2 draw.Vaughan stressed that if the pope thrives as vice-captain, he does not have the qualities of leadership necessary to lead the team in high pressure situations. He offered Harry Brook as a better alternative if Stokes was not available for the next Ashes series, which should start in three months.

“We do not praise how good some vice-captans are. (Marcus) Treshy was the best vice-captain. I think Oollie Pope is a brilliant vice-captain. But he is not a captain. And by giving him the captain, I can see him at a mile. He is not a natural leader in the middle, “said Vaughan on the Podcast Stick To Cricket.He also raised concerns about the record of injuries from Stokes and the implications he could have in a long series Ashes.“I saw him last year against Sri Lanka. I saw him again this week. Say that you arrive in Perth and Ben Stokes, the shoulder or you know, his body is in pieces. Everything could happen with Ben. The fingers crossed, he is fine but simply say that you are going to Perth and well cannot play. I cannot have a natural leader”, he added.Stokes, on the other hand, tackled its decision to withdraw from the final test to the oval, citing the physical form and risk management.“We have taken as long as possible to make the decision,” said Stokes before the match. “I went down [to the Oval] This morning to give me every chance of playing as a striker – the bowling alley was excluded as soon as we obtained the results of the scan. It is one of those where weighing the risk and the reward, the risk was far too high. Hearing where he could go, it was not something that was worth taking a risk. I would not expect to put one of my players at risk of injury like this. So I’m going to start rehabilitating now and focus on what we have to come in winter. Once this series is finished, I was anyway, so that doesn’t make too much difference. “”