Congrats to India. They fully deserved the victory. England's batting was really poor. Too many cheap wickets. Didn't score fast enough. Hopefully bala enjoyed this one.
Well done to India but not sure if I can say they deserved the victory when the batting team simply did not turn up.
India recovered well, after losing early wickets, when the ball ceased to nip around and that is where we have to look at the bowling.
India did not bowl exceptionally well to suggest they overcame our batsmen, our batsmen were woeful....abysmal and shambolic.
I have said previously, I am not sure about this Stokes, Woakes, Jordan combination with Anderson, who himself was not exactly on fire.
Given Cooky will be in the team, I hope they consider the following for the 3rd ODI
1. Cook
2. Hales
3. Bell
4. Root
5. Morgan
6. Ali
7. Buttler
8. Woakes
9. Finn
10. Anderson
11. Treadders
If that top 7 with Woakes can neither compile a very competative total nor chase one then big problemo.
Cooky looked completely lost again and I suspect comments in the last couple of days from, recent team mate, Swanny and , ex-Captain, Vaughan have affected him.
I think the dilemma for the selectors is should they play the 11 that will play in Oz, as those wickets are more seamer friendly, or do they select a team to win this series?
The team that can win this series is roughly what you would play in Australia +- one or two.....
3 to play, England will win this series 2-1 as I expect another washout.