Big failure..!? England's mega mistake..!?
The england team has suffered two worst defeats in ODIs trying to play an action game plan that is not suitable even for t20 matches. Fans and critics are making a list of the reasons for that. What happened in the match? : In this match, the South African team batted first and scored 399 runs. Without planning this challenging target, how is the pitch?, is the new ball swinging? Whose overs can you play a relaxed game? In whose overs can you hit a boundary? Without thinking about anything, the england team, who implemented the plan of playing action in any situation, kept losing wickets.
Even after losing the wicket, England's players were still focused on hitting boundaries. Not one of the first eight batsmen crossed 20 runs. Atkinson who came last scored 35 and Mark Wood scored 43 runs. The main reason for both of them scoring runs is that they completed 15 overs. england could have easily scored runs in the middle overs had they not lost their wickets. But, it didn't. england lost all their wickets for 170 runs and lost miserably by 229 runs. What is the cause of this abject failure? More active batsmen: The england team is thinking of revolutionizing cricket and is following the style of playing the active game and accumulating runs in all types of cricket like tests and one-day matches. Hence, england included more all-rounders in the squad to prepare for the world cup series. With that, the england team has ensured that there are a total of ten batsmen in the team, and all of them have to play an action game. Also devised a plan not to worry about losing wickets. Due to this team selection, no one tried to stand and play in this match.
They were intent on giving wickets as they came. Let's hit boundaries only: No matter what kind of competitive situation, we have to hit boundaries and accumulate runs. An important aspect of their plan is not to waste balls by running single runs. The england team implemented it in this match as well and continued to score fours and sixes even though the wicket was lost. So, there is no benefit. Also, all that remains is the loss of wickets. england captain Buttler screams ODI situation: Their action plan is having trouble executing even in t20 matches. But the england team, which was focused on implementing it in ODI conditions, forgot the basic cricket. The new ball has more swing when the innings start in ODIs. In the middle overs, conditions are favorable for spin bowling. This situation is less in countries like england, South Africa, and australia and more in Asian countries. But, without considering that, the england team's plan to hit whichever bowler came without planning who would score in the overs became the main reason for the defeat in this match. There is no one-data-size-fits-all pitch: Every pitch is unique. All the other teams will change their team selection and approach in each match taking into account the pitch. They think that scoring 250 runs on some pitches is enough. They think they want to score 350 runs on some pitches. But for england, the target is to score 300 to 500 runs. No matter what kind of pitch it is. In this match as well, the english players did not understand the pitch as they had to score 400 runs, they shot even on the balls that had to be tackled and got out of the game. Can't Win: Only brainless people will play with such a stubborn plan, if they play like this England's team will not be able to win any match in this world cup series.