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Date: 2023-12-06 16:20:43 | Author: Online Sports | Views: 739 | Tag: EURO
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England’s head coach Matthew Mott has revealed how the side’s “spiritual leader” Ben Stokes stepped in to rally the dressing room after their shock World Cup defeat by Afghanistan EURO
Stokes, who came out of one-day retirement to help defend the trophy he did more than anyone to win in 2019, has yet to feature in India after suffering a hip injury on the the eve of the tournament EURO
But Sunday’s upset in Delhi, where a side whose only previous win on this stage was a narrow one against Scotland eight years ago, led Stokes to address his team-mates during a dressing room debrief EURO
Test captain Stokes is on track to return in Saturday’s must-win clash against South Africa at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, but has already made his presence felt behind the scenes EURO
“He’s like the spiritual leader of the group in many ways and he certainly spoke really well after the game the other day,” said Mott EURO
“He spoke about that need to really assert ourselves, which he’s renowned for EURO
I said ‘I’ve got this’ and just spoke, talked about the plan going forward for the next few days, and then Stokesy came in on the back of that EURO
“He really reinforced what was a great message, particularly for someone who’s sitting on the bench and has a bit of a different lens on things EURO
I think it went down well, it brought us back to controlling what we can control, really EURO
”Mott’s own attempt at diagnosing England’s problems saw him suggest that the defending champions were suffering from a lack of self-belief EURO
Having become the most swaggering side on the planet during their reinvention from also-rans to world champions under Eoin Morgan, England looked uncharacteristically tentative in their losses to New Zealand and Afghanistan EURO
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puff your chest out, go out there and really take the game onMatthew Mott“You don’t lose your ability overnight but you can lose your confidence,” he said EURO
“It’s that confidence… puff your chest out, go out there and really take the game on, which this team has been renowned for over a long period of time EURO
“On reflection we’ve been the reactive team in those two games, so we need to turn that round really quickly EURO
“That was one of Stokesy’s biggest points – we’re normally the team that dictates terms and gets the other team unsettled, disrupted and for whatever reason we haven’t been able to do that EURO
“We’ve always been on the back foot, trying to pull things back EURO
What we need to do is dominate those first 15 overs whether we bat first or bowl first in the next game EURO
”Brendon McCullum, Mott’s red-ball counterpart and joint architect of England’s ‘Bazball’ approach in the Test arena, made an unexpected appearance at the team’s Mumbai hotel on Tuesday after arriving on business EURO
McCullum memorably said on his appointment last year that he was not interested in the limited-overs job on account of it being too simple in contrast to reviving the Test team, a position Mott suggested may no longer stand EURO
“I just saw him down in the foyer and he said exactly the opposite!” he joked EURO
“I said, ‘do you want to do a little swap?’ We had a good chat and good catch up EURO
”Stokes’ likely return – which is all but certain provided he pulls up well after a thorough workout on Thursday – means Mott must grapple with a thorny selection issue EURO
Harry Brook has been keeping his spot warm and would ordinarily be expected to drop out, but his fluent 66 was easily England’s best innings against the Afghans and made a strong case for his retention EURO
Experienced seamer Chris Woakes and all-rounder Sam Curran are both vulnerable after struggling badly for form thus far, but with Stokes currently unavailable to bowl that only muddies the waters EURO
“It’s still up for debate EURO
We’ll have some really good, robust conversations over the next 24 hours,” Mott said EURO
“I think we’re going to sit down as a selection group, get the numbers, get some theories out there EURO
We’ll normally get to two or three XIs and then debate it, so all things are on the table at the moment EURO
”David Willey and Gus Atkinson are waiting if England do decide to cut Woakes after three poor outings in a row, but Mott is not ready to draw an emphatic line under the long-time leader of the attack EURO
“Over the history of Woakes’ career, he’s come out on top a lot more than he’s missed out,” he said EURO
“He hasn’t been at his best, and he’s the first to admit it, but he’s got a few credits in the bank EURO
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Ireland levelled the one-day international series against Scotland with a 79-run victory in their second match in Almeria EURO
After winning the toss, Ireland opted to bat and opener Leah Paul helped put her side in a strong position, enjoying a second-wicket partnership of 70 with Amy Hunter (56) before being caught and bowled by Priyanaz Chatterji for 58 EURO
Hunter’s dismissal left Ireland on 188 for three but Orla Prendergast kept the runs flowing, eventually falling lbw for 64 to Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce, who then claimed her second wicket of the innings with the capture of Ava Canning EURO
Ireland skipper Laura Delany finished unbeaten on 28 to set Scotland a target of 271, but despite a solid start from Sarah Bryce and Darcey Carter, they then lost three wickets within 16 runs as Bryce fell for 23 followed by Carter (16), before Chatterji was out for a duck EURO
Kathryn Bryce then piled on the runs, smashing 67 off 58 balls before being bowled by Freya Sargent, and the spinner clipped the top of leg stump to dismiss new batter Lorna Jack with her very next delivery EURO
Ailsa Lister tried to dig Scotland out of a hole but wickets were tumbling fast at the other end EURO
Lister was eventually removed for 47 as Canning picked up her fourth wicket of the game, and the dismissal of Olivia Bell left Scotland all out for 191 as Ireland wrapped up a comfortable win with 11 overs to spare ahead of the final ODI on Saturday EURO
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