WI vs Eng – 1st ODI – Too many new faces is not good for England

New England is just like old England.

In truth, it's more like a white-ball tour of the England Lions and it's hard to beat a group that includes players like Cox, who played in only his fifth List A game and was knocked out at number 3 for England on his debut , to keep at one There batting is Joe Root, who has played over 450 international innings.

Before speaking to the media, they held a joint pitchside debriefing and discussed the events that contributed to their crushing eight-wicket defeat.

“(We have to) try to get into the rhythm of 50-over cricket as quickly as possible. We've had four debuts and they'll all have learned a lot from what they've experienced and hopefully they'll move on from that.”

Liam Livingstone

Individuals, including herself, are represented here and eager to prove their point. While the matches may soon fade into the ether of the white-ball games you forgot ever happened, that's not the case for those involved, who are in effect auditioning for the future.

“We need to get up to speed as quickly as possible,” Livingstone said. “We are proud to perform for England. It's always special when you wear the Three Lions on your chest and we're pretty disappointed with our performance.”

It's easy to point to the lack of List A cricket in the calendar as a reason for England's inability to find the right pace for a wicket where 250 would have been competitive. But between Will Jacks, Phil Salt, Livingstone and Sam Curran, there are four players with ODI experience. Perversely, the complete inexperience of Jacob Bethell and Mousley means they are not entirely new to the format. Bethell played in the One-Day Cup last year and has more List A games than first-class games to its name. Mousley, on the other hand, has only made ten one-day appearances but has a century and two fifties in that time.

While there is not a complete lack of experience in List A cricket, there is a complete lack of experience in the actual roles each player should play. Of the top six, only Salt and Jacks had played in these positions for England more than once in their careers. Everyone together took off their stabilizers for the first time.

“(We need to) try to get into the rhythm of 50-over cricket as quickly as possible,” Livingstone said. “We've had four debuts and they've all learned a lot from what they've experienced and hopefully they can move on from it.”

A relevant question is whether England's absolute commitment to youth could actually be detrimental to the players it is trying to bleed in the first place.

The benefits of a mix of youth and experience is a saying so old it borders on cliché, but clichés exist for a reason. Instead of trying to give all of Cox, Bethell and Mousley their chance at once, wouldn't it be better if two or even just one of these players took their chance and added a seasoned pro? ready for them to thrash around. Your James Vinces, your Dawid Malans. Or even Jonny Bairstow. He is still an England player under contract for at least another year. The lavish talents could stand on the shoulders of the journeymen.

Of course, an elder statesmen recall from off-Broadway white ball tours can be seen as a step backwards. And there's no guarantee that they would be interested either. You can only call someone last minute as a second choice so many times.

But you shouldn't throw your children into the deep end without armbands. England have now lost 12 of their last 18 ODIs. Cox said ahead of the tour that one of the main benefits of an international environment is working with the best. And is that possible when you put together such a young squad?

“I don’t think we can assess the conditions as well as we could have,” Livingstone said. “When Sam and I were in there we were at 240-250. But unfortunately I came out at the wrong time, it didn't work out. We're proud of one of our top six getting a score, and unfortunately we didn't get that.” Understand that.”

The top six he is referring to have a combined four List A hundreds in 271 games.

The group's talent is undisputed. This is an exciting team and whether they turn the series around and win or collapse and suffer a 3-0 loss, they will be fun to watch.

But part of what makes them so exciting is that they're new and we've never seen them before. And they would probably be less fun if they added a few repetitions Frasier They may also be better off in the middle order.