In what was also Stokes' 100th Test match, England conceded a 126-run lead to India and were put under the pump in all departments to lose the match by 434 runs inside four days at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. England are now 2-1 behind in the five-match series against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"This England team are a bundle of energy and have already brought us huge excitement and joy. But surely a defeat this heavy has to be a wake-up call for Ben Stokes and his players. The way they played this week has gifted India a victory. I couldn\u2019t believe my eyes the way they batted on day three, especially Joe Root\u2019s shot,\" wrote Vaughan in his column for The Telegraph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He was also taken aback by opener Ben Duckett\u2019s comments on how England should be given the credit for Yashasvi Jaiswal\u2019s explosive batting style while making 214 in the second innings of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Ben Duckett said 'the more the better\u201d in terms of their target this week, but they fell 434 short. Duckett also reckons they deserve credit for the way Yashasvi Jaiswal is batting, as if no player in history has ever played an attacking shot.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vaughan also urged England to come out of their bubble of playing aggressively in Test cricket. \u201cThis England team are hell bent on doing things their way, and \u201csaving Test cricket\u201d. They are giving Test cricket a shot in the arm because they are so exciting. But ultimately they have to be better than that now.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t win in New Zealand, they didn\u2019t win the Ashes, and if they carry on like this, they are going to lose in India. As a team, you are judged on series victories. Listen to them, and you would think nothing is ever wrong.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey have to be careful that people around don\u2019t think they are smug, or above their station. Root\u2019s shot was another reminder that they are in a bubble. All that matters is their dressing room, and fun. There is a bit more to Test cricket than that.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vaughan signed off by urging England to learn from India\u2019s batters at Rajkot and improve their overall batting returns ahead of the fourth Test starting at Ranchi on February 23. \"If England are honest, their batting has been poor on this tour. They have made two of the best hundreds I have ever seen, from Ollie Pope and Duckett.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Let\u2019s not let them paper over the cracks: two incredible innings do not define a batting unit\u2019s tour. Root is struggling, Bairstow looks all at sea. Stokes is getting starts and playing with control, but not going on. That\u2019s another thing that confuses me about Root\u2019s shot. The captain doesn\u2019t Bazball until he\u2019s with the tail, so why does the best batsman feel he needs to do it?<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"They need to look at the way Jaiswal and Shubman Gill played on day three. They soaked up the pressure for 30 or 40 balls, and then they started to get boundaries. That is what Test batting is about. India have scored 875 runs in 228.5 overs. No one can tell me it\u2019s been boring watching India bat here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"England make out that everything is positive but they need to be having conversations about how to bat better. This was the worst defeat under Stokes and Brendon McCullum, and one that exposed their method. They cannot take the aggressive at every opportunity, they have to pick their moments.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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