3 Reasons why England are struggling more than India in their own backyard

The scoreline(2-1) of the series so far may suggest that the England team have more dominating than their Indian counterparts. But in reality, there has been a fair share of struggle within the England dressing room.

In an era where home teams reign supreme almost every time, England has been a good host. In fact, in recent times their record is worse than any other country playing on their home soil as they tend to lose a few games. They don't necessarily lose a home series but have struggled to ascertain their dominance over the visiting teams.

In this slideshow, we will look at the reasons behind their recent struggle in their home conditions.

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#1 Constantly changing their opening pair

Current Opening pair

The only constant in the opening pair is Alastair Cook and Strauss retired. England has used as many as 13 opening partners for the former. Even Cook's form is a cause of concern for the England team. He hasn't scored a single fifty in this series and his last century came in the Ashes.

The Indian openers have looked more comfortable than Cook and Jennings in this series. If the pattern continues, they might look change the opening pair once again.

#2 Over-reliance on Stuart Broad and James Anderson

Legends of the game.

England has one of the best pace attacks in the world, the prime reason being the pair of Stuart Broad and James Anderson. They have completely outplayed their opponents in the English Conditions.

But the batting form of the team has been a cause of worry for a long time and this has put a lot of pressure on the pacers. This makes us think that they are over-reliant on them and other bowlers. So, the batsmen need to step up if they have to dominate at home.

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#3 The intent of the players

They have become a force to reckon with in shorter formats.

Previously, there used to be a time when England used to play almost the same team in all the formats of the game. They lacked intent but it all changed after Eion Morgan took over as captain of the ODI team.

Since then, they have dominated the ODI format breaking many records in the process. But the same intent may have led to the downfall of their Batsman in test cricket as they always seem to possess an attacking mindset.