England coach Matthew Mott after the India-England match.
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Midway by its ODI World Cup match towards India in Lucknow on Sunday, England knew it had greater than half an opportunity after it pinned down the dwelling facet to 229.
But any hopes of a revival had been rapidly snuffed out by an environment friendly Indian bowling unit
England coach Mathew Mott, too, felt {that a} win was in sight after the manner his workforce began off.
“I was really pleased at the halfway mark. I thought it was definitely our best bowling and fielding effort. And we went out to bat with a lot of positivity. But anytime you lose four for 10, you put yourself under pressure and it unravelled again from there,” stated Mott after the recreation.
This was England’s fifth defeat in six video games and with it, its hopes of defending the title it received at dwelling in 2019 have all however ended, sparking rumours of a fractured dressing room.
“I think anyone that’s inside our tent at the moment would say that despite our results, we’re an incredibly tight-knit unit,” stated Mott.
England all-rounder Liam Livingstone, who top-scored for the facet, opined that the pitch had nothing to do with the heavy defeat. “It was a difficult pitch. It was spinning a fair bit. I think it came on nicely for the seamers too. It got dewy too in the second innings. I don’t think it was a horrendous pitch. Ultimately, we fell short,” he stated.
