Michael Vaughan takes U-turn, SLAMS Tim Paine and Australia to begin Ashes 2021 mind games

injury-marred Indian team had a herculean task of overpowering mighty Aussies in ir own backyard. Virat Kohli's departure, along with side's injury woes, made task even more daunting for visitors. However, contingent showcased immense composure and claimed a historic Test series victory Down Under. Former England captain, Michael Vaughan, who was one of cricketing experts to write off India ahead of tour, has w criticized Australian team for ir underwhelming outing. 

India vs Australia 4th Test 2021: Michael Vaughan targets Tim Paine and co. for ir approach 

Indian team defied significant odds to st a spectacular turnaround after ir lacklustre performance in opening Test of series. touring party relied purely on ir cricketing merit to outwit hosts and successfully retained iconic Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 victory. England's Michael Vaughan recently slammed home team for ir ordinary efforts. From Tim Paine's captaincy to impotence of ir bowling department, 46-year-old ripped apart England's arch-rivals in his UK Telegraph column.

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ex-cricketer highlighted how team's batting order lacked firepower. According to Vaughan, apart from Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, or player has contributed significantly with bat in recently concluded series. cricketer-turned-commentator also pointed out inability of bowling attack as he reckoned that y failed to provide crucial breakthroughs. Despite having a formidable pace battery alongside a finger spinner, bowlers looked clueless against India's resilience. 

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Michael Vaughan also expressed his apprehensions regarding Tim Paine's leadership as he pointed out wicketkeeper's inability of winning encounters that go down to wire. He mentioned that he was t necessarily impressed with how Paine has led his team in series and labelled his decisions as 'strange'. As per Vaughan, Australia should contemplate on passing on captaincy to Alex Carey, as he feels Tim Paine's absence will t have any impact on team. Vaughan also claimed that seeing Australia's current state and fact that y lost in Brisbane after years in this fashion, gives England ir best-ever chance to regain Ashes on Australian soil. England are set to tour Australia in end of 2021, having last done so 4 years ago.

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India vs Australia 4th Test 2021: Rishabh Pant's onslaught guides India to a monumental series win 

Test series between cricketing giants India and Australia was thing short of a blockbuster. ultimate day of final Test match promised to be an exhilarating one considering dynamics of contest. With India needing 324 more runs for win and Australia in search of 10 wickets, game could have shifted in eir direction. However, Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara gave visitors a fabulous start after early dismissal of Rohit Sharma. Rishabh Pant delivered kckout blow with his phemenal unbeaten 89 to seal series. 

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Im source: Cricket.com.au Twitter