On the eve of the World T20,the coach points out that catches need to be taken and batsmen need to find a consistency of performance or they will be replacedTo lose three one-day internationals in succession looks to fade beyond carelessness. It is certainly exasperating; it could even lead to despair, which is not a great emotion to have less than a month before the World T20 in India.
Not that despair is justified. A year ago it was. Then England were participating – rather than competing – in the final ICC tournament (the 50-over World Cup in Australasia). And, or of course,they were dreadful, beating Scotland and Afghanistan but losing to everyone else. They froze in the critical match against Bangladesh, or which meant that they could not even accomplish the final eight. In that context there is plenty to be cheerful about now.
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Source: theguardian.com