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Difficult for England to regroup from heavy loss: Morgan
Wellington: England cricket captain Eoin Morgan believes it will be difficult to regroup his side after their dismal eight-wicket loss against New Zealand in a World Cup match Friday.
The English batting collapsed like a pack of cards folding up for a mere 123 runs in 33.2 overs at the Westpac Stadium here.
Right-arm swing-bowler Southee (7/33 in nine overs) produced a devastating display to bamboozle England. It was New Zealander’s best bowling in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and the World Cup and the third best by any bowler in the tournament’s 11 editions.
Only middle-order batter Joe Root made a notable contribution of 46 runs for England.
To add to their humiliation, skipper Brendon McCullum made a mockery of their bowling blazing a 25-ball 77 to complete the New Zealand victory in just 12.2 overs.
“They bowled really well, it swung throughout our innings, which was pretty unexpected. We expected it to be batting friendly throughout the innings. We have lost the first two games, it will be difficult to regroup from hereon,” said Morgan Friday.
The captain, however, praised his counterpart McCullum for his destructive innings.
“We concentrate on simple things from here on. I feel a lot better as batsman after today. McCullum is not the ideal candidate to be bowling at when you have only 123 on board,” added the 28-year-old.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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