- England face the prospect of struggling yet one more defeat in a one-day collection
- Saqib Mahmood emphasised the problem England face in opposition to India
England face dropping a fourth consecutive one-day collection on Sunday as they battle to cease the bleeding since turning into world champions six years in the past.
Defeat to India, 50-over cricket’s quantity one-ranked crew, up the street from right here in Cuttack would go away Jos Buttler’s facet 2-0 down with one to play, following twin 2-1 scorelines in opposition to West Indies both facet of final September’s 3-2 reverse to Australia.
Though this tour is considered as a brand new daybreak for England below Brendon McCullum, they continue to be in determined want of outcomes after the opening match of the ODIs took their general win-loss to 29-30 stretching again to July 2019.
And with the Champions Trophy now lower than a fortnight away, the necessity to seize the initiative when on high – after permitting a blistering starting in opposition to Rohit Sharma’s crew to slip in Nagpur – couldn’t be better.
‘You noticed we have been on high at first and had them below the pump however then they got here again and restricted us,’ mentioned Saqib Mahmood, the one member of the tempo bowling group sure to retain his spot for sport two.
‘You have to keep in mind coming to India and taking part in in opposition to India might be one of many hardest jobs. We have got a pair extra video games, if we are able to put up struggle, we might probably stroll away with the ODI collection win. Issues like that do not occur that usually in India.
England face dropping a fourth consecutive one-day collection on Sunday as they tackle India
Saqib Mahmood admitted it will likely be a troublesome problem however he feels England might prevail
England’s medical crew will proceed to watch Jamie Smith following a calf pressure
‘For me, taking part in in opposition to this opposition and on these wickets will sharpen up my sport, so while you exit to Pakistan, you may be in place able to compete from sport one – that is all you need to do in match cricket.’
England’s medical crew proceed to watch Jamie Smith following a calf pressure that has saved him sidelined for the previous 10 days.
It’s hoped that the 24-year-old Surrey wicketkeeper-batsman will show his health within the remaining match of this tour in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, however the vacationers’ administration are toying with inviting Tom Banton to affix them as cowl.
Somerset’s Banton returned residence from the ILT20 because the competitors’s main scorer, piling up 493 runs with two lots of, a mean of 55 and a strike charge in extra of 150, however might be requested again to the United Arab Emirates subsequent week for a four-day break between this tour and flying to Lahore for a conflict with previous enemy Australia on February 22.
Banton is a a lot improved participant from the one which gained the newest of his 20 England white-ball caps three years in the past and would additionally provide a back-up retaining possibility if Smith is dominated out.
