After making a bright start to their tour of New Zealand, England appear to have returned to their bad old ways. The last two one day games have been nothing short of embarassing for England. Today's (Tuesday) defeat to New Zealand was England's 4th worse defeat in their one day international history.
Who would have thought that after their two commanding displays in the Twenty20 format. It seems strange that England have dropped two of their star performers in those games - Luke Wright and Dmitri Mascherenas. Both of these offer big hitting, along with some tidy medium pace bowling. The lack of boundaries in England's last 2 games has been shocking. Surely one of the pair should be recalled for the third ODI. There can be little doubt that this 3rd game is going to be a crunch game. Quite simply England cannot afford to lose. A big performance is needed.
The most worrying aspect of England's performances has been their batting form. Quite simply they have far too short in both innings. There has been no big knocks by any batsmen and no really decent partnerships. The big players such as Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen are yet to perform when they have been needed. Another worry is the running between the wickets, but thats nothing new for England. The bowling hasn't been great, but to be fair they have had nothing to bowl at.
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Completely agree James, their performances have been nothing short of shambolic. There needs to be a clear out before the next game. There just isn't enough qulaity and depth in the batting line up.
Totally agree James. The perfomances in the last two matches have been nothing short of shambolic. There needs to be a real clear out before next match. The batting line up just does not have enough depth or quality.
After being embarrassed by New Zealand, what do you think needs to be done to improve Englands fortunes in the one day format of the game?
After being embarrassed in New Zealand, what do think should be done for England to improve their fortunes in the one day format of the game?
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