England: The team that forgot how to play ODIs
After giving the world limited-overs cricket, England appear to have forgotten how to play it themselves
OTHERS : England’s failure to reach the quarter-final contrasts sharply with the rise of the Indian team in the World Cup. Where M.S. Dhoni’s side hasn’t put a foot wrong so far, the English looked like complete misfits in the tournament.
Darren Lehmann of Australia approaches coaching in the old-world style, which is pretty much what India’s team director Ravi Shastri has also been doing: building up morale and confidence through pep talks and experiential advice between intense net sessions.
Ayaz Memon is a senior columnist who writes on sports and other matters.
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