It felt a little odd. India won the first One-day International after their bowler’s engineered an amazing collapse of the famed England b...
It felt a little odd. India won the first One-day International after their bowler’s engineered an amazing collapse of the famed England batting line-up.
Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy powered them to 135/0 in just 14.1 overs to start the chase. They were well ahead of the asking rate at that point and they could have cruised to the target if they so chose. But instead, they kept pushing; they kept going for their shots. And when you do that there is always a chance that you’ll lose wickets.
England lost wickets and the match but in the post-match chat, England skipper Eoin Morgan showed no regret.
“Being able to take the attack to the opposition is something that we pride ourselves on.” Morgan had said. “We want to continue to push the envelope in that regard. It’s better for us to lose like this than losing by 10-20 runs playing in a completely different manner that doesn’t suit us. The game is always moving forward, technology and fitness are moving forward, so we need to push hard as we can. It’s important for us to dictate the way we play.
Come the second ODI, England seemed to hold back a little in their chase of India’s total of 336 initially. A...
