ENG vs IND 4th Test: Nasser Hussain slams Ben Stokes for tossing the ball to Harry Brook – ‘It looked silly’ | Cricket News

England captain Ben Stokes certainly looked like he had plenty to say to Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar during that tense little period when they declined to shake hands on a draw. (Getty Images)

Former England captain Nasser Hussain slammed Ben Stokes for his “silly” reaction after he tossed the ball to Harry Brook in what seemed like a mark of protest.Drama unfolded during the high-intensity Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy match in Manchester on Sunday after Indian batters Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar declined England skipper Ben Stokes’ offer to call off the fourth Test and settle for a draw before the start of the final hour of play.Having worked hard to earn a creditable draw, Jadeja and Washington — batting on 89 and 80 respectively — flatly refused Stokes’ offer after he had approached the umpire, which irked the England captain no end.“I didn’t have a problem with it. I mean, I know England seemed to have a problem with it,” Nasser Hussain said on Sky Sports.“They’re a little bit tired — tired bowlers, tired legs — they wanted to get off. The two lads had worked hard to get into the 80s and 90s; they wanted Test match hundreds.“Stokes didn’t have to bowl Brook, and it looked a bit silly at the end there, but we make far too much of these things. They played well, they deserved a draw, they deserved to be there at the end.“All credit to India. It’s only England’s second-ever draw under this Bazball regime — the other one on this ground as well, because of rain. This one was a draw simply because England couldn’t roll over the two left-handers, who were brilliant.”

Stokes had a few words to say, and Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett were also seen enquiring as to why India wanted to carry on.“Do you want to score a hundred against Harry Brook?” Stokes asked sarcastically, to which Jadeja simply replied, “I can’t do anything.”A smiling Jadeja maintained his grace and ticked them off, as India — in accordance with the rules — were well within their rights to continue batting.In what seemed like a mark of protest, Stokes introduced Harry Brook into the attack, and Jadeja hit him for a six to complete his third Test hundred.