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Moeen Ali is adamant England will not panic despite a dismal run of five ODI defeats as they remain focused on ‘putting together the right team’ for their World Cup title defense later this year.
Moeen Ali says England will not panic despite coming close to equaling their worst set of one-day international results in 14 years.
Sunday’s five-wicket defeat to South Africa in Bloemfontein made it five in a row, and not since Andrew Strauss’s side lost 6-0 at home to Australia in 2009 had England suffered a longer losing streak.
However, such form comes with extenuating circumstances – three of the quintet arrived in Australia last November after Twenty20 World Cup glory and this tour has been an exercise in bleeding new players and welcoming other redundancies while the Veteran men like Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone and Mark Wood will sit out due to other commitments or injuries.
England are on the brink of matching their worst set of ODI results in 14 years
Moeen said: ‘There is no panic in the dressing room. We know that with the upcoming World Cups it’s all about putting together the right team.
“Rooty is a massive player at number 3, and he’s not here, Jonny is out, Woody would be in too.” There is a lot of strength to enter.
“For the players it’s about not getting too depressed, we want to get to the top at the right time.”
England vice-captain Moeen, who scored his first ODI 50 in 64 matches to help the tourists to a competitive 342 for seven at Manguang Oval, added that the current setup is not “in a position like before in 2015 where we were terrible and building a team’, and that their experienced core of players know that tournaments are ‘all about handling the pressure’.
England will have key players like Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow for the World Cup.
Indeed, as they prepare for the defense of their 50+ crown in India this October, they may reflect on reaching the semi-finals in each of the five most recent ICC limited competitions, winning twice and finishing in second place. once.
“We have more experience, we are used to different conditions, and by going to India, where we played a lot in the IPL, I think we will be ready to go.” The results don’t show it yet, but I think we will be better than we were,” Moeen said, comparing the current situation with the preparation for the 2019 World Cup.
Next month’s trip to Bangladesh, which will test skills in Asian conditions, should be a better indicator of where Jos Buttler’s side stand, but more immediately, England must try to avoid being sentenced to six of the worst, If the thunderstorms that greeted you on arrival in the Northern Cape today and are set to last all week, subside.