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 captain Naseer Husain says they got the pitch they craved and won the toss but they find themselves in the predicament they are in this morning because they bowled poorly on the first day and failed to take advantage of conditions which were stacked in their favour.Some people have talked about the toss but England captain Alastair Cook had absolutely no choice but to bowl first on that. I don't care what anyone says. They just didn't bowl well enough.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.That's understandable for Cook. He wanted to guts it out but I'm afraid cricket is about scoring runs and not just occupying the crease. David Gower used to say to me — when I was out of nick and would occasionally bend his ear — that it just takes a couple of boundaries to get yourself back in nick. Keith Fletcher used to say the same. But even more important is the mindset. You can't just look to leave, leave, leave. There were some good signs but because no-one is going at the other end there is no-one to relieve the pressure on Cook. That allows Dhoni just to sit in with his seamers. There is no doubt there is still mental baggage from last winter in Australia for those senior players. This side, the senior guys, were used to winning and being national heroes. Losing wears you down. You have only to look at who is doing well in this side and it is the young players who have come in, such as Ballance and Joe Root. But there is no let-up in Test cricket. They can't go back to county cricket and score runs like players used to be able to. These players must fix this themselves. Someone has to play that Jadeja role if England are going to have any chance whatsoever. Whether it's Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes, Matt Prior, whoever. Someone has to take the attack to India. Otherwise there is only one outcome, I'm afraid.