South Africa thrashed England in first Test (PC: Twitter)
Former England captain Alastair Cook has lashed out at England's preparation ahead of the red-ball series against South Africa.
In the first fixture of the three-match Test series, Proteas handed a humbling defeat by an innings and 12 runs to England on Friday (19 August).
The shattering loss has surprised the cricket fraternity, due to England's brilliant run in Summer 2022. Ahead of this series, the Three Lions secured four successive red-ball victories against strong teams like New Zealand and India.
Cook stated no first-class matches were scheduled to prepare the players for this series. The latest round of the County Championship 2022 ended in July.
Furthermore, most of the first team players did not take part in the four-day warm-up match against Proteas which took place less than a week before the first Test.
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