Former England captain Graham Gooch has blamed the distraction caused by the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the lack of a full-time coach for England's disastrous 51 all out and innings defeat to the West Indies in the first Test.
England slumped Saturday to its third lowest score in Test cricket in Kingston, Jamaica. The West Indies won the first of four matches by an innings and 32 runs with a day to spare.
Gooch said he believed that Friday's IPL auction of cricket players in India contributed to England's poor performance.
"The England team say there has been no distraction with the IPL. But when all these background influences are going on, it's not the best environment to give your best performances," Gooch was quoted as saying in English media.
May be the war in Afganistan also is a cause for the defeat..!!
Climatic conditions too played it's part,afterall why there was no rain...
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