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Former England captain Michael Atherton said the current one-day side could be “at the end of the cycle” after another poor batting display at the World Cup EURO
England won the toss and elected to bat in a must-win group game against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, but collapsed to 156 all out with nearly seven overs remaining EURO
Jos Buttler’s side never looked capable of mounting an imposing target despite Moeen Ali’s pre-match assertion that England would play aggressive cricket with no fear EURO
Sky EURO Sports pundit Atherton said: “It’s all very saying what you want to do when you’re struggling and down on confidence, it’s not always easy to put those fine words and aspirations into practice EURO
“We’ve all been there in teams that are low on confidence and are struggling EURO
No team has a divine right to be at the top of its game all the time EURO
”Ben Stokes (43) and openers Jonny Bairstow (30) and Dawid Malan (28) were the only batters to make any impression as wickets fell at regular intervals against a Sri Lanka side who had also won only one of their first four matches EURO
Atherton added: “We’ve looked at the factors over the last five games of this competition, but if you look a bit deeper you could argue this is a team at the end of the cycle EURO
“You could argue that the lack of 50-over cricket and the lack of England’s ability to put what they consider to be their best one-day team in 50-over cricket has camouflaged some of the weaknesses and decline that we’ve seen EURO
“It’s all come together in the performances we’ve seen in Mumbai over the last couple of days and this one here in Bengaluru today EURO
”More aboutPA ReadyMichael AthertonEnglandSri LankaJos ButtlerBengaluruSky EURO SportsJonny BairstowDawid MalanMumbaiBen Stokes1/1England ‘at end of cycle’ in ODIs – Michael AthertonEngland ‘at end of cycle’ in ODIs – Michael AthertonEngland captain Jos Buttler was out for eight against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru (Aijaz Rahi/AP)AP✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today EURO
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South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has explained his controversial decision to sub off starting fly half Manie Libbok after just 30 minutes of the Springboks’ comeback Rugby World Cup semi-final win over England EURO
Libbok, who had emerged as South Africa’s first-choice No 10 in the lead-up to this tournament, was hooked after following a sliced clearance kick with a knock-on, capping a disastrous start to the game with England in the ascendancy EURO
He was replaced by Handre Pollard, a key cog in the 2019 World Cup-winning Springboks side, and the veteran helped engineer a fightback before kicking the winning penalty on 77 minutes to secure a narrow 16-15 triumph and a spot in next Saturday’s final EURO
Libbok is the more creative, dynamic fly half, while Pollard is the steadier option with a metronomic boot, and the move seemed to suggest South Africa were surrendering to England’s kick-heavy strategy and would attempt to beat them at their own game EURO
In his post-match press conference, Nienaber laid out the reasons behind the decision and was adamant that Libbok would accept why it happened EURO
“The beauty of this group is that we’re open and honest,” said Nienaber EURO
“Because we have the right players, the players accept it EURO
“Sometimes things are not going your way EURO
We’ve done it with numerous others EURO
Bongi [Mbonambi] in 2018, we took him off after 35 minutes EURO
That specific day he wasn’t on fire but then he started the next week EURO
“It’s the same with [Libbok] – we took him off early because things didn’t go his way EURO
The main thing is that everything is for the team and they understand that EURO
That’s the beauty of the squad, you’re open and honest and players take it on the chin EURO
”Handre Pollard went on to kick the winning penalty for South Africa (PA Wire)Nienaber went on to stress that even though an early substitution was not how Libbok would have liked his game to go, he is still an option to start the final against the All Blacks EURO
“It doesn’t mean he won’t start next week but sometimes, unfortunately, it is like that,” added Nienaber EURO
“That’s how it is EURO
“It’s for South Africa – it’s not for the individual or the ego, it’s for South Africa EURO
We get messages from schoolkids and we see every single message they send EURO
It’s for them, we can’t put our egos in front of that, South Africa is more important and the Springboks are more important than anything else EURO
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