Marcus Trescothick admitted England’s subsequent technology are being held again by a scarcity of 50-over cricket.
England’s younger weapons had been defeated in Barbados as West Indies claimed a 2-1 win in an ODI collection the place a number of touring gamers had been familiarising themselves with the format or studying on the job.
With one of the best younger expertise hoovered by The Hundred within the final three years, their publicity to Checklist A cricket is diminishing because the One-Day Cup runs concurrently and is, in essence, a secondary event.
Jordan Cox had simply 4 Checklist A matches below his belt and Dan Mousley no expertise in a one-day recreation in additional than three years earlier than the Caribbean journey whereas, forward of the collection opener, Adil Rashid, one of many few senior heads within the group, had extra ODI caps than his 10 team-mates mixed.
Missing Expertise
Trescothick, England’s interim white-ball head coach, is aware of the scenario is much from splendid, as he stated: “There’s not a large quantity of expertise on this present staff proper now.
“It’s not all the time going to be simple to maintain getting video games into them, there’s not a large quantity to play again at dwelling and a lot of the white-ball cricket performed world wide now’s T20.
“That could be a problem and we’re conscious of that. It’s not serving to since you’re not getting the quantity of video games that doubtlessly gamers wish to get and actually construct an understanding of the sport.
“However you recognize why that’s. That’s the construction that we’re given to play and we’ll make a fist of it and make it work as a lot as we are able to.”
Phil Salt enhanced his status with a few fifties, together with a battling innings in Wednesday’s eight-wicket defeat in Bridgetown, however he had been on a weight loss program of T20 or Hundred matches this 12 months.
The opening batter stated forward of the third ODI he would relish enjoying in a home 50-over competitors to search out some fluency however Trescothick identified it isn’t that easy.
Needing extra 50-Over cricket
Requested whether or not some kids might forgo matches in The Hundred to play within the One-Day Cup, Trescothick stated: “I’m not going to say in opposition to some other competitors however in fact we wish extra 50-over cricket in some way.
“We all know how essential Check cricket is in England and having the home T20 competitors or Hundred competitions we’ve acquired, they’re vitally essential to our recreation.
“How we get the stability proper is admittedly difficult as a result of the quantity of worldwide cricket and all the things else that goes round it, that’s not simple to do.
“For the powers above to attempt to stability that construction and get that proper, it’s one thing for them to have a look at however it’s not going to be simple.
“I’m simply taking maintain of this staff for this quick time period. We all know who the persons are: the board and the managing administrators, all these totally different individuals, it’s their job to attempt to work out.”
Cox is ready to fly again to the UK on Thursday, lacking the T20 collection which begins this weekend, in preparation for his involvement in England’s Check tour of New Zealand beginning later this month.
Cox, who is ready to take the wicketkeeping gloves with Jamie Smith on paternity depart, had a troublesome tour with 22 runs in three innings whereas he’s but to make 20 in 5 knocks in an England shirt.
Trescothick added: “I’ll have a chat with him earlier than he goes. It will likely be an thrilling time, the subsequent month in New Zealand will probably be actually thrilling for him.”
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