Jofra Archer won’t be selected, according to England coach Matthew Mott, since Reece Topley won’t be available for the remainder of England’s ODI World Cup campaign. Notably, Topley had been hurt in Mumbai during England’s match with South Africa. While diving to block Rassie van der Dussen’s full-throttle drive back down the ground that was aimed for the boundary, the pacer was struck by a ball and cut his finger.
After delivering the fifth ball of the same over, which also reached the boundary line, he exited the field. He came back and took two more wickets. He was not, however, given the opportunity to bat as the defending champions were humiliated by a 229-run defeat. In the meantime, Topley won’t participate in the main event, according to Mott, and the management isn’t in a rush to name a successor just yet. Furthermore, Mott added that England would wait to decide on the ‘X’ factor for their team based on the results of the forthcoming matches.
We must consider the forthcoming games. We’re really reluctant to declare the replacements and reserves because it preserves our flexibility in case there is an X-factor player we can consider.
“I think Reece Topley determination to continue bowling despite having a fractured finger was admirable.
Although we’re still waiting on that, there appears to be a crack. Certainly, that’s the initial diagnosis, but X-rays will reveal the truth,” Mott said to Sky Sports following the game.
He also reaffirmed that Archer won’t participate in the tournament’s final game.
Actually, Jof won’t be taken into consideration for the job. He has emerged and has informed the medical team, but he will not be able to participate in the conclusion of this campaign, the speaker continued.
We examined the field statistics, which indicated that it was a decent chase ground: Mott
Mott continued to think back on England’s performance in Mumbai versus South Africa. After winning the toss and choosing to bowl first, England let up 399 runs and collapsed at 170 runs in just 22 overs.
“I’m not going to sugarcoat it; it was a difficult night for us. We enter this game, in my opinion, with very good intentions. It made for an excellent cricket wicket. We examined the field statistics, which indicated that it was a decent chasing field. After some contemplation, I concluded that the heat was probably more than we anticipated. At moments, especially after Topley went off, it unquestionably appeared to be a battle zone there, said Mott.
The 50-year-old also praised the seventh wicket combination between Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen. He continued by saying that England thought about keeping them under 300 runs after managing to take five wickets in 40 overs.
“I love hindsight. However, we went out there during that powerplay to complete a task, and we were very close to doing so, but obviously it got out of hand in the final 10 overs. With two set batters, that was excellent batting at the finish. With five wickets in the first 40 overs, we had probably completed the majority of the work. With a few more wickets there, we could have kept them below 300, which in these circumstances would have been very doable, the coach continued.
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