'Didn't quite agree with his decisions...': Nasser Hussain questions Shubman Gill's captaincy in Manchester Test

England are in cruise control and look set to surpass India's first-inning total of 358 ahead of the third day of Manchester Test. After bundling out the Men in Blue during the second day, England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett took the Indian bowlers to the cleaners with their massive 166-run partnership.

England batters dominated on Day 2

Though both of them failed to reach centuries with Crawley departing for 84 and Duckett losing his wicket for 94, they still managed to get England into a very strong position. Ollie Pope (20*) and Joe Root (11*) ensured that the hosts didn'ty lose any more wickets and capped off the day on 225/2. They currently trail the visitors by 133 runs and with eight wickets in hand, they are likely to take the lead in the match.

Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain wasn't happy at all with Gill's captaincy in the match and questioned his move of giving Anshul Kamboj the new ball instead of the experienced Mohammed Siraj. He pointed out how Kamboj had joined the team barely a week ago and doesn't have much experience on his side either.

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“Slightly changing conditions, but they bowled very poorly. A change in overhead conditions doesn't make you bowl both sides of the wicket. Too many balls on the pads. Captain's decisions… didn't quite agree with, to be honest. Kamboj wasn't in the squad a week ago, to bring him into the team and give him a new ball ahead of Siraj… seems odd,” Hussain said on Sky Sports.

“I would've gone for Siraj for a short burst, then switched him to the other end to follow Bumrah. We've all been talking about the green channel on the strip across… this is the end where Stokes bowled and got his fifer, and got uneven bounce and sideways movement. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong," he added.

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Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant returned to bat on the second day after being forced to retire hurt on 37 the day before. He ended up scoring a heroic half-century before getting dismissed by Jofra Archer on 54. A late cameo of 41 from Shardul Thakur also played a big role in getting India to a decent total of 358. It now remains to be seen if the Indian bowlers will be able to make a comeback on the third day and dismiss the remaining England batters for cheap scores.