Hussain wonders if Wright can change England´s fortunes in India

London: Former England captain Nasser Hussain has said it is time for the England team management to give Luke Wright an opportunity to see if he actually belongs to international cricket.
Wright, the allrounder from Lincolnshire, has played 16 ODIs so far, and scored just two half centuries. Although he strikes at 98 runs per 100 balls, his average of 22.90 leaves a lot to be desired.
England have already lost the one-day series in India after losing the first four games in a row, and they will be playing for pride in the reminder of the series.
One of the main reasons for their poor performance is that the top order has not fired - nor have they looked threatening. Ian Bell has scored his 84 runs at 84 runs per 100 balls, Matthew Prior's strike rate is 54.65 and Ravi Bopara has needed 132 balls to score his 118 runs.
Compare this with the Indian openers - Gautam Gambhir's 175 runs have been scored at a strike rate of 90.67, while Virender Sehwag's strike rate in this series has been 106.19.
Hussain wrote in his column, "England have to be more positive in their play. They have had opportunities to attack India since the first game but have not been streetwise, particularly at the top of the order.
"It might be time for Kevin Pietersen to make a statement and say to Ian Bell 'look, I think you are a very, very fine player and should be in our one-day side but you are not getting enough hundreds'.
"'Maybe you are going to have to miss a couple of games and someone is going to have to come in and get hundreds for us. Let's try someone who will take on India at their own game.'
"That man could be Luke Wright. It won't be easy for him as he's not done it at international level at the top of the order but let's see if he can. Otherwise there's a danger we may never find out."
Hussain also wrote now that the series was lost, England might as well experiment with Tim Ambrose behind the stumps and see if he was a better keeper than Matt Prior. "Aside from Wright, you've got to find out once and for all about Tim Ambrose. Is he a better wicketkeeper than Prior? Prior has had four games, perhaps Ambrose should be given the next three," he wrote.