Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Gavaskar Criticizes England for Ashes Preparation
Sunil Gavaskar, a famous former Indian cricket captain, said England didn't prepare well for their cricket series in Australia called the Ashes.
England won one match in Australia after a long time, but Gavaskar thinks they should have played more practice matches to get ready.
He said players nowadays find it hard to play long innings in Test cricket because they are used to playing quickly in shorter games.
Gavaskar also suggested that the international cricket schedule should be changed to help players prepare better for Test matches.
England's only practice match before the Ashes was a short game against their own team, which some people criticized.
Even though England lost the series, they won one match to avoid losing all matches.
Sunil Gavaskar criticized England for not playing enough first-class practice matches before the Ashes series in Australia.
England won the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG, ending a 15-year winless streak in Australia.
Gavaskar believes modern batters struggle with long innings in Test cricket due to their experience in white-ball formats.
He suggested tweaking the international schedule to include more first-class cricket for better Test preparation.
England's only long-form practice match was a three-day game against the England Lions, which was criticized by former cricketers.
- Who
- Sunil Gavaskar, former India captain, and England cricket team
- What
- Criticism of England's preparation for the Ashes series in Australia
- When
- After England's win in the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG
- Where
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
- Why
- Gavaskar believes England's lack of first-class practice matches hurt their preparation for Test cricket
- Critic
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Match
- Fourth Ashes Test
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- England's Last Win in Australia
- 15 years ago
- England's Preparation Match
- Three-day game against England Lions
- Gavaskar's Concern
- Lack of first-class practice matches
- Gavaskar's Suggestion
- Tweak international schedule for better Test preparation