Ind vs Eng: Andrew Strauss Says, 'England Batsmen Not Good Enough To Tackle Spin Friendly Indian Condition'

<p>Former captain Andrew Strauss believes England batsmen are just not good enough to tackle the spin-friendly Indian conditions after yet another flop show by the visitors in the first innings of the ongoing fourth Test in Ahmedabad.<br /><br />England's batsmen on Thursday produced a shoddy performance to surrender the momentum to India with Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin calling the shots on the opening day of the Test here.<br /><br />After five innings, England crossed the 200-run mark when they managed a total of 205 in 75.5 overs before being bowled out.<br /><br />"Let's not hide away from the truth. England's batting quite frankly is not good enough in these conditions," Strauss was quoted as saying by 'Channel 4'.<br /><br />"You can talk about the pitch and about the ball and about anything else, but you have to find a way to score first-innings runs and they have got very few to play with."<br /><br />The 44-year-old Strauss, a former left-handed opener, feels England batsmen are losing the battle in their minds as they have been committing the same mistakes which they did in the previous two Test matches.<br /><br />"It is scarcely believable," he said.<br /><br />"England are making the same mistakes they have made throughout the whole series. The non-turning ball has left them non-plussed."<br /><br />England are trailing the four-match series 1-2.</p>

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