A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup
In the dark moments after his side's humiliating 15-run defeat by Bangladesh, Peter Moores reverted to management speak saying he would have to 'look at the data' to assess the reasons for his team's loss.
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There is no danger of his eyes turning square because he will not have to peer at the laptop screen for long to work out too few people executed their skill sets. The players were not tight enough and, as Moores likes to say, they did not play like blokes.
'Time for a change'
How the cricket world reacted to England's World Cup humiliation.
Utter humiliation that is totally inexcusable
England's dire performance this tournament was their worst ever at a Cricket World Cup.
No long-term planning, poor management and weak decision making all add up to one big shambles.
England should rip up Peter Moores' 'data' and rethink their entire philosophy towards one-day cricket after World Cup exit
There was nothing more mind-numbingly maddening in the aftermath of England’s worst World Cup exit yet than the immediate reaction of Peter Moores.
‘We thought 275 was chaseable. We’ll have to look at the data,’ said a coach now fighting to avoid his second ignominious exit from international cricket as the reality of an embarrassing group stage elimination sank in.
Well, England should rip up their data along with their whole philosophy towards one-day cricket and start again.
Those in charge must answer for England's dismal Cricket World Cup campaign
After this terrible World Cup, the England management and players should cop the same flak and anger Yorkshire received from Colin Graves in 2011.
I think Colin has to do the same now with England. Peter Moores, the coach, Paul Downton, the managing director, and James Whitaker, the chairman of selectors, have a lot to answer for.
There have to be changes. Our one-day cricket has been very poor for 12 months. Our thinking and planning is way behind other countries. It needs a fresh outlook. We are out of date and some of those in charge have to go.
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'England have ceased to believe they can win'
'England is just an overrated team both in cricket and football'
'I am impressed with the Indian pace attack, Shami in particular'
'Team India will be looking to get top spot in the group'