Cricket IND v ENG IND V ENG England batsmen frankly not good enough in Indian conditions: Strauss England's batsmen produced a shoddy performance to surrender the momentum to India with Axar and Ashwin calling the shots on the opening day of the Test. PTI London 05 March, 2021 10:44 IST R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar picked eight wickets among them to bundle England for 205 on Day 1 of the fourth Test. - Sportzpics PTI London 05 March, 2021 10:44 IST Former captain Andrew Strauss believes England batsmen are just not good enough to tackle the spin-friendly Indian conditions after yet another flop show by the visitors in the first innings of the ongoing fourth Test in Ahmedabad.England's batsmen on Thursday produced a shoddy performance to surrender the momentum to India with Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin calling the shots on the opening day of the Test. IND vs ENG, 4th Test, Day 2 Live Cricket Score: Kohli dismissed for duck; Rahane joins Rohit as India loses three After five innings, England crossed the 200-run mark when the managed a total of 205 in 75.5 overs before being bowled out."Let's not hide away from the truth. England's batting quite frankly is not good enough in these conditions," Strauss was quoted as saying by Channel 4."You can talk about the pitch and about the ball and about anything else, but you have to find a way to score first innings runs and they have got very few to play with." India vs England: Stokes rues England not scoring 300 The 44-year-old Strauss, a former left-handed opener, feels England batsmen are losing the battle in their minds as they have been committing the same mistakes which they did in the previous two Test matches."It is scarcely believable," he said."England are making the same mistakes they have made throughout the whole series. The non-turning ball has left them non-plussed." England is trailing the four-match series 1-2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.