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England focus on improving the bowling of death | England in the West Indies 2022


Towards the end of Sunday’s second T20 against the West Indies in Bridgetown, Eoin Morgan and Paul Collingwood, the England captain and manager, one on the pitch and one on the bench, had a similar experience: balls hit above their heads and light bulbs turning on. in them.

As New Zealand demonstrated in the T20 World Cup semi-final in November and the West Indies again emphasized, when from an almost impossible position they skinned the bowling to such an extent that they ended up losing by a run, England’s bowling of death is a problem, and to which they themselves have contributed. Morgan has deliberately shielded his team from the pressures of defending a total since he hasn’t elected to bat first since September 2016. But on Tuesday, Collingwood said that approach has now changed.

“We need to improve our death bowling and death bowling is really only tested under serious pressure when you’re bowling second and you’re trying to defend a total,” he said. “The last four or five years, every time we win the toss, we hit second and we’re very good at it. [But] if you are going to participate in World Cups, you have to make sure you have all the bases covered.

“You have that balance as managers, as players, of wanting to win cricket games, and you also have the pressure from the supporters who want you to win games. The unique thing about Eoin Morgan is that he is willing to lose games to improve the team and have those experiences. It was evident in that World Cup semi-final that it was an area where we hadn’t really been pushed too hard.

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“Playing [last summer] against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, we probably had a case where we were under a lot of pressure with that. So if we can put ourselves in those positions, it will be better for us later in the year.

“The simple thing is we have to make sure we put these guys under pressure. If you can win on the road, it’s a big advantage, but the most important thing is that you put them in these situations.”

With so many members of the World Cup squad absent here due to their subsequent involvement in the Ashes, the only player who bowled at crucial moments in both matches is Chris Jordan, whose final more than twice cost 23.

“CJ gives you a lot in other parts of the game,” Collingwood said. “He is the perfect type of T20 cricketer. But that bowling of death is something we need to improve. If we do well, this is a formidable team.”

More positively, Jordan unexpectedly enjoys the position of being the leading run scorer with 55, while Adil Rashid has faced 21 balls, more than in 35 games in the last three years combined.

“CJ and Rash have put themselves in scenarios where they have to go out there and face more balls than three, which is what they usually get a chance to do,” Collingwood said. “That’s another learning to move forward, being confident that these guys can come in and have good strike rates on the back end.”

Having used 12 players in the first two games, Collingwood promised “there will be changes” for Wednesday’s game. One of them could be Liam Livingstone, who is close to recovering from esophagitis – the painful inflammation of the lower part of the throat – and, after training on Tuesday, should be available for selection.

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“He’s confident, he’s box office, we all desperately want to see him play,” Collingwood said. “I am as much an England fan as a manager and we all desperately want to see him take care of his business.”


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