"It's not the end of the world for us" : Eoin Morgan on England's defeat to Scotland

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Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer reflected on "creating history" as his side recorded their maiden win over England with a six-run success in Edinburgh.

Calum MacLeod smashed 140 not out from 94 balls as Scotland posted their highest ODI score of 371-5, before bowling England out for 365 after Johnny Bairstow had slammed a 54-ball ton up top to help the visitors to 220-2 in the 27th over of the run chase.

Coetzer's side, who suffered an agonising defeat to Windies in the ICC World Cup Qualifier earlier this year to miss out on a spot in next summer's tournament proper, had lost three and suffered a rain-ruined no result in their previous four ODIs against England.

"It is a hugely special day for us. Creating history is what our coach (Grant Bradburn) framed these games against England and Pakistan as and that's what we've done," said Coetzer, whose team will now play two T20s against Pakistan on Tuesday and Wednesday.

"I am extremely proud of [our comeback] but it is a trait that we are starting to get very, very good at. With the ball in our hand, we have been exceptional over the last couple of years and for this to be our first game of the year it has been an outstanding performance.

"In the first powerplay, wherever we moved a fielder Bairstow hit the ball somewhere else. He struck the ball cleanly right from the start of his innings. I was just hoping he would mis-hit one. Thankfully that happened!"

Seamer Safyaan Sharif, who pinned Mark Wood lbw to seal Scotland's win in the 49th over of the England chase, added: "We have been waiting for this victory for so long.

"England are a brilliant side and to get a victory and score 370 against a top-quality side means the world to Scotland. It means a lot to [the fans] and a lot to us.

"It was an unbelievable effort from the lads as they proved once again we are capable of playing to this standard.

"It was tough second half - it was a good wicket and a fast outfield - but we just needed to bash out our lengths, mix it up and get the wickets. We managed to pull things back and do the job."

England skipper Eoin Morgan was philosophical about England's defeat, suggesting they will be "better for the run-out" ahead of their five-match ODI series against Australia, which starts at The Oval on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm.

"Full credit to Scotland, they are a very dangerous side," said Morgan. "To bring your best game in a one-off game like this is very difficult to do but I thought they played close to their best cricket.

"We didn't. It wasn't good enough to win and we were punished for it. It's not the end of the world for us. It's good to play a high-scoring game under pressure and we can take a lot out of it.

"I think we were a little bit rusty but we'll be better for the run-out, better for the pressure we've been under."
http://www.skysports.com/cricket/ne...to-create-history-in-one-off-odi-in-edinburgh

 

[The_Odd_One]

A new low for England. Their cricket is finished.

 

[MenInG]

A new low for England. Their cricket is finished.

 

[The_Odd_One]

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I thought the sarcasm was obvious.

 

[MenInG]

I thought the sarcasm was obvious.

Well only one point diff from India so very nearly lost their top rank

 

[The_Odd_One]

Well only one point diff from India so very nearly lost their top rank

I still back them to beat India in the ODI series and increase the rating gap.

England's weakness is their bowling but their batting is top class in limited overs. Even today, they almost chased it down.

 

[babajee]

Faheem Ashraf would be England’s best pacer.

 

[shaz619]

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And yet they lost to the lowest ranked team and keep bottling it when it matters most, it should feel like the end of the world for these mental midgets or they will never improve and fight with a bit of pride and honour, Morgan obviously has none.

 

[786pk]

And yet they lost to the lowest ranked team and keep bottling it when it matters most, it should feel like the end of the world for these mental midgets or they will never improve and fight with a bit of pride and honour, Morgan obviously has none.

What pride and honour, Morgan isn't English.

 

[BaankeJi]

Why will it be end of the world? Highest ranked team lost to the lowest ranked team. It happens. They are still #1 .

 

[MenInG]

Defeat to Scotland has given England the "kick up the backside" that they needed, says Nasser Hussain.

Eoin Morgan's side were beaten by six runs in a thrilling contest in Edinburgh as they fell just short of their highest successful ODI run chase.

But while the shock result is likely to be grouped with embarrassing defeats to Ireland and Netherlands in the past decade, Hussain believes this is a very different side.

"Those sides that lost to Ireland or whatever, they were sides who were bluffing their way through tournaments a little bit, changing just before tournaments and not really knowing how to win," he told Sky Sports.

"This is a different side, this is a side that just needed a little knock at the knees, a little kick up the backside to say, 'yep, you're No 1 in the world but if you don't do your skills well, any side, even ranked 13 in the world, can beat you.'

"They'll move on under Morgan, they won't over-analyse, they won't over-stress. I didn't think the bowlers bowled particularly well, I'd like to see a few more cunning plans like the plan we saw from Willey, not just to run up and keep running up and doing the same thing.


"The key about World Cups is being ahead of the curve so I'd like to see captains, coaches, bowling attacks think, 'if we get on a ground where you could get 400' - Trent Bridge you can get 400 or go for 400 - 'what are we going to do? Are we going to bowl back-of-a-length and keep disappearing out of the ground or are we going to have some cunning plans that you can work with?' It is difficult but there must be a plan B or C.

"I'd be interested to hear from Eoin on why he only bowled the five bowlers today. Was that a little bit of thinking that they were going to be under pressure and he wanted to see them deliver? Some good things came out of today, even from England's point of view."

Hussain wants to see more 'cunning plans' from Eoin Morgan and his bowlers

Meanwhile, Hussain thinks the number of younger players involved is cause for optimism for Scotland but urged them not to see the win at The Grange as the end of their journey as a team, but rather the start.

"What I like about Scotland is that there are some new faces, you have to do a bit of research about some of the younger players and who is coming through and I think that is going to be the absolute key," he said.

"Sometimes I see Ireland and it is the same names years after year, they're a very good side but really if you want a future, your future, it's what is coming up beneath.

"Those top four, senior players did really well but youngsters also coming in so there is a constant flow, Cricket Scotland looking to improve.

"This can't just be their Everest, climb it and that's it, 'we're done'. This has to be their starting point to kick on for the future. They have sent a massive statement out to the ICC today

http://www.skysports.com/cricket/ne...ide-of-defeat-to-scotland-says-nasser-hussain

 

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it is Blessing in disguise in my opinion. it would make selectors think about picking better bowling options.
Stokes and woakes were badly missed and England should not have played with only 5 bowling options.

Willey has been useless from last 5-6 matches.
wood & plunkett are predictable and still doesn't know how to bowl at death.

 

[shaz619]

What pride and honour, Morgan isn't English.

Exactly!

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Who will become the first English player to play 200 ODIs? (Eoin Morgan's 200th ODI countdown)

For some reason, I have been really rooting for English players to cross the benchmark. The two players who were very close to doing it were Paul Collingwood and James Anderson. Collingwood retired after 2011 WC after 197 ODI's. Anderson was not picked after 2015 WC. Anderson can still theoretically play 6 more ODI's to take his list from 194 to 200 but we all know that isn't happening.

The closest at the moment is Eoin Morgan who has already played 201 ODI's(but 178 for Eng). He is just 32, and can finally become the first English player to do so. But with WC 2019 fast approaching, and if Morgan and England do badly, you never know who might be axed.

If he does so, the irony will be that he is Irish basically.

 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eoin Morgan has signed a deal with Pakistan's CA <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/nji2wU3NzB">pic.twitter.com/nji2wU3NzB</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1097897934170013697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Rana]

Huge signing for CA. Excellent work by them, should see a boost in sales throughout the world!

 

[a_tahir]

CA just don't promote their brand enough.
That is one of the reasons why they don't have too many cricketers using their bats.

 

[giri26]

Eoin Morgan should succeed Trevor Bayliss as England coach after Ashes: Steve Harmison

With Trevor Bayliss’ contract as England coach coming to an end post the Ashes, former pacer Steve Harmison backed “magnificent leader” Eoin Morgan to take over Bayliss.

Harmison said that Morgan’s ability to remain calm under pressure makes him favourite to succeed Bayliss, whose tenure comes to an end in September.

Following England’s early exit in World Cup 2015, Morgan has turned the fortunes of the limited-overs side. So much so that currently the England side is the number one ODI team in the world and remain pre-tournament favourites to lift the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

“I think Eoin Morgan is a magnificent leader,” Harmison was quoted as saying by The Cricketer.

“People laugh at me sometimes but when Trevor Bayliss is leaving after the Ashes, I’d give him the job. I’d want Morgan to lead England as coach,” he added.

Harmison compared Morgan to Michael Vaughan, under whom England won the Ashes in 2005, beating Australia 2-1.

The ex-England speedster also said that Joe Root, who captains England in Test, and others have got a lot of respect for Morgan.

“Joe Root and the players have got so much respect for him that I would have him in the setup in a leadership role because he’s calm and extreme pressure just doesn’t seem to bother him,” said Harmison before adding, “He’s a bit like Michael Vaughan in that aspect, he can make decisions under pressure – clear, calculated decisions that are the right ones.”

Hamison said that despite the highs and lows in Morgan’s batting form, he never thought that the left-hander should not be a part of the squad and his leadership quality has a lot to do with it.

“There have been peaks and troughs in his batting, but I’ve never thought for one minute that he shouldn’t be in that side because his leadership qualities are so fantastic,” said Harmison.

“He’s going to be a big player for England over the course of the World Cup, and in the Ashes.

“There will be a few nerves on home soil but I think they’ll channel that and challenge themselves to show what good favourites they are”

With the Ashes around the corner, Harmison felt that Root, who leads England Test team and will be playing under Morgan at the World Cup, will benefit dearly observing Morgan during the mega event.

“I think Joe Root will look at the way he leads during the World Cup, how he conducts himself and his decision-making under pressure.

“That’ll help Joe watching from extra cover or mid-on. It’ll educate Joe ahead of what will become a feisty summer with the Ashes at the back end,” concluded Harmison.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...gland-coach-after-ashes-steve-harmison-826196