Vaughan gives a LETHAL plan to trouble Kohli in Test series

Here's how England pacers can tackle the run-machine, Virat Kohli

Former English captain Michael Vaughan urged to the English side hosting an ambitious India, for long seeking to shed the poor travellers’ tag, in a highly-anticipated Test series.

The 43-year-old who opened for his country for almost a decade prefers a five-man bowling attack and last but not the least, goaded the pace duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson to "step up and challenge Virat Kohli's front foot".

Vaughan said, "England will not win every game, they are not good enough, but their mindset and mentality can be the same every week. This is the perfect series. The pitches will be good, he is a great player of spin and you can wear India's seamers down because I don't think they will be that disciplined. Outfields will be rapid. Everything is set up for Joe to have a great series.”

"You expect Broad and Anderson to step up and challenge Kohli's front foot. Bowl outside off-stump and then throw the odd one in straight to get him playing across the line and scissor his feet," he added.

Speaking about the Indian run-machine's batting, he said, "You need his front left-foot going over to the off side, he then starts doubting where his off-stump is and playing squarer on the off side which is when the outside edge comes into play. England did it in the one-day series at times. He was vulnerable a yard outside off-stump and the likes of Anderson and Broad have to hang it out there and said, 'Come to us'. If there is any movement in the air they will be a real threat."

The first game of the 5-match Test rubber will begin on August 1 at Edgbaston