This kind of match on a wearing pitch was exactly what England captain Eoin Morgan had called for on the eve of this series. These are the kind of conditions they have to get better at combating, particularly as the next World Cup is in India. The test against Australia on a wearing pitch was what England and Eoin Morgan neededIt was fairly low scoring at 241 apiece, and they adapted pretty well — although that was a green top of a pitch. On a flat pitch, a gung-ho dismissal doesn’t matter because Jos Buttler comes in and picks up the mantle. For years, we were asking England if they were a side capable of getting big scores, the 300-pluses?

Source: Daily Mail September 13, 2020 21:31 UTC