Former skipper Michael Vaughan has slammed England head coach Chris Silverwood for not even trying to stop Joe Root from his bouncer barrage tactic against India in the second Test, which backfired, leading to the “worst 20 minutes” before the lunch session.

Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah scripted a sensational turnaround on the final day when they shared a record ninth-wicket partnership of 89 runs to help India set a 272-run target, which England failed to achieve after being bowled out for 120. “The nadir came in that hour and 20 minutes before lunch on the fifth day of the second Test, which must rank among the worst stuff I’ve seen from an England Test team in years,” Vaughan wrote in a Facebook post.