Where Did It All Get It Wrong For England?

Low Strike Rates, a Shortage of Wickets and Indecisive Choice Guilty for Early World Cup Exit.

                                               

                    THEIR BATSMEN MISFIRED 

Whereas there are some of spectacular individual performances, notably centuries from Joe Root and Moeen Ali, England's batting line-up hasn’t been able to fireplace as a unit. Ali, World Health Organization performed well within the matches in state and Australia that preceded the tournament, has scored sixty four runs in four innings outside his 128 against European country, whereas top-order hitter metropolis Ballance and captain Eoin Morgan haven’t announce a period of time between them in 9 innings.

England have flat-top three hundred doubly within the tournament, however are left to lament top-order collapses in their alternative 3 matches; they were 6-92 against Australia, 6-108 against New Seeland and 6-163 against People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Not solely have England's batsmen not scored enough runs, the runs they need scored haven't return quickly enough. solely 2 European country batsmen - Jos Buttler and Ali - have a tournament strike rate of one hundred or additional, compared to seven from Australia, 5 from African country and 4 from New Seeland. Ian Bell (210 runs at a strike rate of seventy four.20), Morgan (90 runs at sixty four.74) and Ballance (36 runs at fifty.70) are the chief offenders during this regard.

England have hit sixteen sixes for the tournament - seven of that came against European country - and 114 fours, a mean of a boundary each ten.32 deliveries. this can be well behind the likes of recent Seeland (a boundary each seven.03 balls), Australia (7.20) and African country (7.80). Proteas captain AB Diamond State Villiers has cleared the ropes sixteen times by himself, matching England's total from 5 matches.

                       What They Aforementioned 

They haven’t bowled to a tolerable degree, that’s pretty open and honest. They haven’t been able to take enough wickets or scale back the grading rate. That’s a part for them to figure on." - Jason Dizzy Gillespie

It is a troublesome one extremely. they're exceptional bowlers and in bike we've not been consistent enough to place the ball within the right areas. once more the fellows try extremely exhausting to try and do it however we have not managed to require wickets early enough." - Eoin Morgan

 UNTESTED LINEUP HAD NO TIME TO SETTLE

Having destroyed their captain but 2 months out from the tournament, hand-picked a brand new No.3 on the eve of their initial match and not picked a highly-regarded allrounder, England's call manufacturers have are available for serious criticism.

Not solely did the axing of Alastair Cook mean a modification in leadership, it conjointly meant the new gap partnership of Ali and Bell had simply six matches to ascertain themselves before the tournament began.

Selectors then created another important modification to the roll for his or her gap match of the tournament, with check No.3 metropolis Ballance replacement James Taylor initially drop despite the latter activity powerfully throughout the Tri-Series.

The non-selection of allrounder mountain Stokes within the initial 15-man squad has conjointly been wide questioned, whereas Pietersen, arguably England's best one-day hitter, remains on the outer.

But having sliced and altered within the lead-up to the globe Cup, selectors are reluctant to alter a losing aspect throughout the tournament itself.

European country were unchanged for his or her initial four matches before Alex Hales and Chris Jordan were brought certain the clash with People's Republic of Bangladesh, whereas spinner Tredwell associate degreed allrounder Bopara area unit however to create an look within the tournament.

                     What They Aforementioned

England’s changes have created indecision upon the team and there's a nervousness with regard who’s next to travel. that they had a decent factor stepping into the Tri-Series with James Taylor at 3 however created a modification simply earlier than the opener with Australia as a result of metropolis Ballance got a decent fifty within the readying game. you are doing not do yourselves a favour as selectors doing that; you ought to continue your guns a little longer then create changes soon if desires be, not at the beginning." - Nick Knight

When I watch mountain Stokes I will solely suppose European country haven't quite got it right with him however... large talent & ought to be within the WC squad." - Michael vocaliser

There will be 1,000,000 and one things individuals say may we've done this or may we've done that. What went on went on. i do not suppose that is basic ... You know, i am not planning to move individual things that got over the last 5 to 6 months of may we've done this and will we've done that. We'll consider that later. however ultimately it's planning to be regarding creating choices of however we're moving forward and what we're planning to do." - Peter Moores