'England have done to Australia what Australia...' - Michael Vaughan's harsh analysis for Aussies after Ashes 2023 ended in a draw

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan didn’t miss a chance to criticize the Australian team after the Ashes 2023. Vaughan spoke of Australia's approach that they followed in the last three Tests of the series after winning the first two. Meanwhile, he also praised England for a stunning comeback in the series.

Notably, The Three Lions made a remarkable comeback in the Ashes 2023 after losing the first two Tests consecutively; with some brilliant performances and team perseverance, Ben Stokes and his men bounced back to make Australia settle at 2-2 with two amazing wins in the last two Tests.

Vaughan felt that Aussies were ‘scared’ of England to some extent, mostly from the Headingley Test to The Oval Test.

“This Ashes has ended up as a 2-2 draw, but of the two captains there are going to be far more questions about Pat Cummins' method than Stokes'. Meanwhile, Cummins and Australia have sent a message to England that they're almost scared of them. They've been so, so worried about what England can do that at times they've forgotten about their own strengths,” wrote Vaughan in his column for The Telegraph.

I think they've been spooked by Bazball – Michael Vaughan

“So even though they won the World Test Championship final against India and leave England with the urn retained, Cummins goes home with more questions than answers. This summer England have played in that Australian way. And Australia have been left looking like England in the 1990s: too attritional and fearful. England have done to Australia what Australia have done to them many times before,” he added.

Apart from this, the former English skipper also wrote that Aussies were quite more nonplussed by England’s aggressive ‘Bazball’ approach.

“The tourists have tried but I think they've been spooked by Bazball. In the field, they've been far too attritional and reactive at times, and they've also let England stick to their own plans with the ball. We all talk about the batting side of Bazball but with the ball England have always created new angles and challenges, even on some flat wickets," wrote Vaughan further.