Despite losing the first ODI against India, England skipper Eoin Morgan is high on confidence and feels that his side can still win the series asserting that they are a “dangerous side to play against.”
Jonny Bairstow might have played a 94-run knock, but India bowlers came back strongly to hand hosts a 66-run victory in the first ODI of the three-match series against England on Tuesday here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. With this win, India has gone 1-0 up in the three-match series. Both teams will now lock horns in the second ODI on Friday.
“I think the method in which went about our business today is the right method and it has worked over the last five years. So, that is really encouraging. Obviously, on the back of our bowling performance and the way our two openers played and really controlled the game, is extremely positive. Obviously, areas that we lacked in is building partnerships after the openers got out. So, we will be looking at the areas of improvement. But I do not envisage huge changes,” Morgan said in the post-match press conference.
When asked if England can make a comeback in the series and win it, Morgan said: “Absolutely, I think we are a dangerous side to play against, particularly the way we went about our business for the majority of today’s game.”
Eoin Morgan on Tuesday defended his batters saying that he would have had a problem if the batsmen got out while playing defensive shots.
Jonny Bairstow might have played a 94-run knock, but India bowlers came back strongly to hand hosts a 66-run victory in the first ODI. With this win, India went 1-0 up in the three-match series. Both teams will now lock horns in the second ODI on Friday. For the hosts, Prasidh Krishna returned with four wickets. England were 135/0 at one stage, but Indian bowlers made a stunning comeback to bundle out England for 251 inside 43 overs. “We made mistakes, India bowled well. For the majority of the game, we played really well. It is a shame we could not build on the bowling unit’s effort to restrict India to just 317 and our two fantastic openers, how they performed at the front, that is what happened. The wicket was outstanding, so when obviously Jonny and Jason established a partnership in the way they did when other players tried to play the same way, India bowled well and held their length. I think that’s evident in how the guys got out, all our guys were playing attacking shots. I think if we are all getting out playing defensive shots then it would be the issue,” said Morgan during a virtual press conference on Tuesday.PUNE: Former Australia pacer Glenn McGrath on Wednesday congratulated pacer Prasidh Krishna on making his dream ODI debut for India against England in the series-opener on Tuesday.