England National Cricket Team captain Harry Brook reflected on his team's performance after the first ODI of the three-match series against the India National Cricket Team on Tuesday, July 14, at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. As India beat England by 6 wickets in the first game.
Speaking after England's loss, Harry Brook said the team failed to execute their plans in the first ODI at Edgbaston in Birmingham. He praised the collective effort from the players and expressed confidence that England would look to bounce back in the second match of the series.
England skipper Harry Brook won the toss and opted to bat first. The Three Lions already announced their squad one day before the matchday, and India played with the option of three pacers and two spinners, as Jasprit Bumrah returned to the 50-over format after a gap of 968 days.
After choosing to bat first, England had a steady start with Ben Duckket scoring the majority of the runs, and Jacob Bethell struggled to get runs. Gurnoor Brar got the first wicket of Bethell as the Southpaw was dismissed for 14 runs in the very same over Duckket followed for 43 runs.
Then England's middle order crumbled as they lost a total of 5 wickets in the span of 19 runs. They were struggling with the score 106/6 at one stage, and from there a solid 121-run partnership from Liam Dawson and Joe Root brought them back on track as they scored 68 and 76* respectively, with the home side scoring 258/10.
Axar Patel and Shubman Gill stood tall for India
While chasing, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill had a steady start, but after being set, Rohit played a rash stroke and went back for 11 runs; Virat Kohli also had a short time at the crease, with Jofra Archer dismissing him for 5 runs.
Later, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer built a partnership of 101 runs before the former was retired hurt, holding his hamstring for 80 runs. Then Iyer was also dismissed by a direct hit from Harry Brook for 35 runs. KL Rahul had a short stay for just one run.
Axar Patel stepped up big for the side along with Washington Sundar, as the former brought up his fifty in 39 balls; he carried on and remained unbeaten with the score of 57 runs, while Washington was unbeaten for 52 runs as the two all-rounders finished the game with a 102-run partnership as they go 1-0 up in the series.
"We'll come back stronger"- Harry Brook after England's poor performance in 1st ODI
Harry Brook stated the turning point of the match was losing five wickets for 20 runs, and they did not have a good start. He credited Joe Root and Liam Dawson for stitching a good partnership which helped them to post a decent total.
Harry Brook said, "Not ideal. We lost 5 for 20 in the middle overs. We got to a decent total in the end, it was a great effort from the lads. Losing 5 for 20 is never ideal. That partnership between Root and Dawson was great. We thought the pitch changed. It got slower and allowed them to cruise. We'll get to Cardiff and make a decision there. We'll come back stronger.
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