“That’s a relatively easy chance” - Nasser Hussain feels Mohammed Siraj’s lack of concentration as the reason behind Harry Brook getting a life

Former England batter and commentator Nasser Hussain felt the Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj had a little back of lack of concentration on the fourth day of the Oval, which resulted in Harry Brook getting a massive reprieve.

After getting a life, Brook went on to smack an excellent century, scoring 111 runs in 98 balls with 12 fours and two sixes to put his team in a commanding position. He stitched a 195-run stand for the fourth wicket with Joe Root, who also scored a century. 

"It could well be [the match]. In my era, that catch would be relatively difficult because you weren’t used to those things. For modern cricketers, that’s a relatively easy chance. You either stop or then you flick it up and then you jump back in. He’ll be disappointed. There would be a little bit of lack of concentration. He’d been off the field, there was a masseur there. He may have been talking about his body and then suddenly,” Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports Cricket.

Notably, Siraj is the lone bowler from both England and India to play all five Tests of the series, bowling a whopping 181.2 overs to scalp 20 wickets, emerging as the leading wicket-taker of the five-match Test series.

Nasser asserted that two moments from the five-Test series might hurt Siraj the most. The first being the Lord’s Test defeat as he was the last batter to get dismissed with India needing 23 more runs to win. The second being the missed chance against Harry Brook on Day 4 of the Oval Test.

"That is Test cricket. You are there; you have worked hard for five Tests. It’s probably going to be two moments with Siraj. That moment at Lord’s, where he battled hard. He does not deserve to be on the losing side and I hope he’s not remembered for that catch. You feel for Siraj because he has worked so hard. He kept coming right at the end there. He’s played the whole series with a smile on his face,” he added.

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