Eoin Morgan will probably be again for England for the opening ODI towards Australia.© AFP
Eoin Morgan is hoping for spinning pitches throughout England’s one-day collection towards Australia because the world champions plan for the 2023 World Cup in India. The England captain is anticipating a delicate turner in Manchester, the place the fierce rivals will play three one-day internationals over the subsequent week, with climate circumstances conducive to sluggish bowlers. England’s rise to high spot within the 50-over rankings was constructed round posting huge totals on good batting tracks and their event triumph final summer season was pushed by their tempo assault.
However with the subsequent World Cup on account of be held in India in three years’ time, in addition to a T20 World Cup there subsequent yr, Morgan is embracing the necessity for change.
“It is an enormous profit to us enjoying at Outdated Trafford, significantly if we play on the wicket I feel we will play on which can hopefully be sluggish and take plenty of flip,” he mentioned.
“That is the kind of wicket we will probably be greater than prone to play on in India within the World Cup of 2023 and to play on that for a time frame will expose us in numerous areas we have to get higher at.
“Over the course of the final four-and-a half years now we have needed to wait to play at Cardiff or Outdated Trafford or go away on tour to expertise these circumstances. So hopefully a bit of extra of that may assist us get higher at what we have to do on these kind of pitches.”
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The three-match ODI collection begins on Friday, following a Twenty20 collection in Southampton, which England gained 2-1.
The match at Outdated Trafford would be the first 50-over contest between the edges since England gained final yr’s World Cup semi-final on their method to lifting the trophy.
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