"You go round every single player there and you think: Bloody hell, there isn't many teams that they don't get into in the world.' It's disappointing we haven't performed as well as we could. Sometimes you've got to hold your hand up and say they've been the better team."
"They just haven't performed well enough. It's disappointing. It's disappointing for the fans, who want to watch us because they know that we play such an exciting brand of ricket. It was only a couple of games ago against South Africa when we got 400, so we're not a million miles away. It's just about a couple of scores here and there and then we nail it down, and hopefully we do find that template we can keep going forward with."
England's ODI side lacks consistent results despite possessing several batters rated among the world's best. Multiple recent bilateral series have been lost against West Indies, Australia, India, South Africa and New Zealand across the past two years. Batting performances have been sporadic, with lower-order contributions occasionally outscoring top-order batters; Jamie Overton, batting at No 8, outscored most teammates in the first two games without reaching fifty. The team slipped to eighth in the ODI rankings. High totals remain possible, evidenced by a 400 against South Africa, but the side needs a repeatable template and a few key scores to restore consistency and please supporters.
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