Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, said Keaton Jennings’ dismissal in the ongoing fourth Test against India was “as bad a dismissal as you can see in Test match cricket”.
Jasprit Bumrah’s surprise incoming delivery to Jennings, the left-hand batsman, that caught him plumb in front became one of the talking points from the first day of the Southampton Test. Completely befuddled, Jennings tried to leave the ball and had no answer as it nipped back in.
"It is the first time I've seen anything like that in this series"@BeefyBotham defends Jennings as Bumrah swings one in after four teasing outswingers.
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“You have to fear for Keaton Jennings’ career,” Vaughan told BBC. “When you see a dismissal like we saw this morning – he clearly went out there with a pre-determined mind to leave the ball.
England’s key batsmen like Alastair Cook and Joe Root, the captain, have also struggled in the series.
“England’s greatest-ever run-scorer, Alastair Cook, is struggling at the other end so clearly it’s not easy – Joe Root has had it tough, too,” Key added. “They’ve all been skittled out in these conditions. There aren’t loads of openers knocking the door down.”
