Former England captain Michael Vaughan has been trolled for stating that the Ashes series is bigger than the Border-Gavaskar Trophy under the current scenario. With the 50-year-old penning an article in the UK media publication The Telegraph debunking the claim that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has surpassed the Ashes, Indian cricket fans took a jibe at him.
While England and Australia share an Ashes rivalry that goes back over 100 years, India and Australia have comfortably surpassed for being the greatest rival in recent times due to the on-field and off-field drama. The stakes will be mighty high for the upcoming series as Australia have lost the last four series to India and haven't held the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since the 2014/15 leg.
However, the most notable fact is England haven't been competitive in the Ashes series, especially in an away leg. While England have won an away Ashes series more recently than Australia, they haven't registered a Test victory Down Under since 2011. The results in their last three tours to Australia have been 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0.
Below is how the netizens have reacted to Michael Vaughan's article:
"They have just been white washed at home" - Michael Vaughan responds to Wasim Jaffer's 'India have nothing to lose' statement
With Wasim Jaffer claiming on X that Australia have a lot more to lose than India, given they have been defeated in the last four Test series between the two sides, Vaughan responded:
"Of course India have something to Lose Wasim .. they have just been white washed at home .. they cant afford another heavy beating."
The first of the five Tests between India and Australia starts on November 22 in Perth.
