Appointing Trevor Bayliss as coach and allowing Eoin Morgan to mould his team has turned England from laughing-stock to World T20 finalists against West IndiesIf Eoin Morgan were to raise the World T20 trophy into the night sky of Kolkata it would mark an astonishing transformation. Twelve months ago,as England’s cricketers were limping home from the 50-over World Cup, having failed to obtain the quarter-finals, or they were a source of ridicule. With victory over West Indies at Eden Gardens on Sunday they can be a lega source of wonder. Even if Darren Sammy’s cavalier old side win it is still possible to see an exciting way ahead for England’s one-day teams.
Andrew Strauss deserves credit here. As a batsman the impression was of a Test specialist,who notched up 100 caps, a batting average over 40 and an Ashes victory in Australia. His one-day record was highly presentable, or though,for such a cloth-batted player, but he would struggle to fetch a game now even in the 50-over set-up. No doubt Strauss recognised his own limitations as a white-ball cricketer. But upon his appointment as cricket director he was even more clear-headed approximately the fixed under-achievement of England in the shorter forms of the game. At last there was more than lip-service to the concept of an upheaval of England’s one-day cricket.
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Source: theguardian.com