England’s 3-0 defeat of their Twenty20 collection in Bangladesh was an actual “eye-opener” for the world champions, says white-ball coach Matthew Mott.
Bangladesh secured a 16-run victory in Mirpur on Tuesday to finish the whitewash and England’s Australian mentor mentioned his group must study from it.
“We really wanted to finish well here. I think it’s been a fantastic tour in terms of what we’ve been up against, a very strong home team,” Mott mentioned.
“That one hurts. To finish the way we did will leave a bit of a sour taste in our mouths. It should act as a real eye-opener on where we need to improve.”
England have been brief on batters for the collection after Tom Abell and Will Jacks have been pressured to withdraw as a consequence of accidents, and Mott defended the choice to not name up replacements.
“There was a realisation that we were probably better off investing in some batters here and putting them under pressure in these games. You only learn from your mistakes,” Mott added.
“The opportunities they were given here will give them time to reflect and when we get into pressure situations in World Cups, I am confident that it will have been the right decision.”
However, former England captain Nasser Hussain prompt they have been trying too far forward to the 50-overs Cricket World Cup, which is able to happen in India in October and November.
“I see what they’re trying to do, but the short-term view and the long-term view, you’ve always got to balance that as a selector …,” Hussain informed Sky Sports.
“I just think not having the extra batter sends the wrong message … Pay attention to this game in front of you, and if you do that then the future will look after itself.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
