Australia or South Africa would smash this attack out the ground. None of these players in the side can do that consistently

comment by OnlyOneAlbion (U19830)
posted 3 minutes ago
Don't think India are all that, just england are awful
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Thats exactly what I thought in the Test series too.

India was just soo poor. Nothing Special about England

comment by OnlyOneAlbion (U19830)
posted 41 seconds ago
Australia or South Africa would smash this attack out the ground. None of these players in the side can do that consistently
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World Champions

comment by Lefty (U17934)
posted 57 seconds ago
comment by OnlyOneAlbion (U19830)
posted 3 minutes ago
Don't think India are all that, just england are awful
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Thats exactly what I thought in the Test series too.

India was just soo poor. Nothing Special about England

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Don't disagree. India are an embarrassment in that format. Same to england here

Its the intent that's the problem.. England have to bat a certain way and that's high elbow and through the cover field the proper English coaching manual way of playing..
If cook had have batted half way down the crease in the first over. Kumar would have either been forced to drop short of bowl to full. hes being allowed to bowl his length and line.

Its not 20\20, you'll rarely see an opening batsmen come down the track to, or be overly aggressive in the first 5-10

Oh dear another one gone

Is there any point in finishing this game?

Catching practice here.

Scoreboard Pressure..England just cannot handle it.

lefty oh yeah you do.. The likes of Finch and Watson. attack from ball one. Cook allowed a maiden to be bowled..

comment by OnlyOneAlbion (U19830)
posted 1 minute ago
Oh dear another one gone

Is there any point in finishing this game?
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In all honesty - I felt like that through the test series.

England all out for 190. India 190-2 in 35

comment by englandwhoelse (U16825)
posted 8 seconds ago
lefty oh yeah you do.. The likes of Finch and Watson. attack from ball one. Cook allowed a maiden to be bowled..
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Agree, but they hit a bad ball, they wont be coming down the track or playing silly shots

Also to add, Englands opening Batsmen are not in that mould.

Clearly 191 haha

onlyoneabion,..it seems so easy and lax doesn't it? I mean they don't seem to really care?.
The paying public need better than this.. Cook first and foremost is not a 1 day player. dunno why hes in the team to begin with..
how long will his poor form be allowed to go on for. until someone says enough is enough.

But lefty that's the whole problem.. England still get out to poor shots. they may aswell show some more intenet and try and hit the ball. instead of getting out and scoring at 3 an over.

You have a point.

I found exactly the same in the tests. India were batting, and blocking...but on these wickets you have to go for he bad ball, not just leave it all the time.

In England - Wickets are going to fall...

Who do England have that could be an Aggressive opener?

You can have Sehwag if you want..I'll drive him to Lords

Ask the India bowlers, would they rather bowl at the likes of Cook and Root
Or Roy, lumb, Taylor, bopara etc. think it's pretty obvious

They just let the bowlers bowl

Luke wright is in the form of his life ATM. Would have to be a better option.
Or even Westley at essex

Pressure on Morgan. When was his last innings of note?

luke right is a poor player. he gets found out at internatonal level. the big heaveho always ends up with him skying the ball.
I think Taylor looks quite good.. but like Onions England wont go for him.

Wright was a poor player, but his stats in all forms of county cricket, and the big bash. Suggest he's come on leaps and bounds. And should be given a go

when was the last time morgan did anything? well let me think. wasn't this decade for sure.
he mentally lost it when he decided to go for the ipl money.
hes done nothing since. like a lot of footballers. you don't really need to do much to earn yer wage.

Blame the IPL

Nice little partnership to steady the ship here.

Root & Morgan playing a steady knock..and I'm guessing will start to accelerate if the get to 35 overs

You say that, but we spectacularly failed to do that in the last ODI.

You just can't score at 3.2 an over in one-day matches these days and expect to stand any chance of winning.