“The way Harry Brook bowled to Ravindra Jadeja was a little bit of an issue” - Brad Hogg slams England part-time spinner

Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg has slammed the England part-time spinner Harry Brook for giving away easy runs to the Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who reached his century with a six off Brook on the fifth and final day of the Manchester Test.

While Brook had a chance to get Jadeja out by not allowing him to get easy runs, he bowled an easy delivery deliberately to conclude things as soon as possible and settle for a draw, which didn't go down well with Hogg.

"The way that Brook bowled to Jadeja in that over that allowed him to get that hundred, I wasn't too happy about that. I have great regard for Brook. I love the way he bats. He's just got so much talent. But in that particular situation, yes, you want to come off. You think it is the right thing to come off. But at the end of the day, Sundar and Jadeja and India had the right to reward those two particular players for getting a century, especially Sundar, because he's done so well as an all-rounder, and it was his first opportunity of getting a hundred,” Hogg told on his YouTube channel.

"But when he bowled that over to Jadeja, that was just a little bit of an issue. He could do what Joe Root did and not allow the opposition player to get that easy hundred. Make him work for it, and if you make him work for it, you could have got him out, and India would have looked a little bit silly at that particular stage for continuing the game to get Jadeja's hundred,” he added.

Furthermore, Hogg heaped praise on the Indian all-rounders Jadeja and Sundar for the way they batted their skin out to take their side for a draw. Also, Hogg revealed the reason why the Indian batting duo didn’t take up an aggressive approach to complete their respective milestones.

"These two, I just loved the way they went about it. They had to bat three (two) sessions to save the Test match for India. Sundar, he's gone up the order. He was playing and missing a couple of balls, but he did not let it affect him,” he noted.

"The other thing is that when they were getting closer to their hundreds at the back end, they didn't try to go after the bowling to try and get their hundreds because they knew if they had lost a wicket or two, then England could fire up and if England had got 10 overs or 12 overs, they could probably go after a reasonable total and knock it off as well. So, they did the job right to the end," He concluded.

India will next take on England in the fifth and final Test of the series at The Oval in London, starting on Thursday, July 31.

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