Former pacer lashes on England's plan for 5-match Test tour against India

England will be touring India for 5 match Test series. Ben Stokes's side has brought in a new brand of cricket for the longest format of the game, they play attacking brand of cricket in the red-ball format and that might backfire the side as well. The series is set to begin on January 25 in Hyderabad, and England has reportedly planned to arrive in India barely three days before, after completing their preparations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In India there will be spin-friendly conditions and it will be the greatest challenge to Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum's aggressive style of play. England have only won one Test in their previous two Test tour of India, but they are the also the last team to win a Test series there. The Board has already announced the squad and they have made a spin friendly side. 

Former England pacer Steve Harmison has lashed England's preparation strategy for the upcoming Test in India. He has toured India in the past to play three Tests, is far not pleased with England's devised plan for the series and believes that there will be a whitewash that is pending in the series.

They deserve to get beat 5-0: Steve Harmison

Steve Harmison said in an interaction with TalkSport, "If England go in 3 days before, they deserve to get beat 5-0. They really do. I'm an old man, that is what they are going to say, the times have changed, the game has changed, but I tell you, preparation has not changed. You can't go into India underprepared. In fact, you cannot go India overprepared as well, you can be in India for six weeks before and still not be prepared for that first Test."

"I would love to know what Pietersen, Strauss, Cook, in that great side, the only side that has won there in 2012, what they would think when they hear that England will go to India like three days before the series. I think they would laugh at you."