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England's only hope is to attack: Naseer Hussain

London:If things don't go well for England at Lord's and they lose this Test match there can be no excuses. Everything they asked for beforehand, they got. In his column in Daily mail, former England



England have little chance of winning unless they completely change the mindset they showed when they batted on Sunday.

Sometimes you have to look at what went before you and the way the opposition had success and adapt accordingly. This just isn't the pitch to ‘guts it out' because there is always a ball with your name on it. Look at the way Kumar and Jadeja played with almost a one-day mindset. There was nothing reckless but they were positive and took the game to England.

On the other hand,  England hit a wall when they got to 70-odd for one. They just didn't go anywhere and it concerns me that there is no-one in that top three who is going to take the initiative. Cook, Gary Ballance and Sam Robson are similar players and nobody seems able to get busy and go after attacks.