Moeen Ali said he wants the team to ‘be entertaining’ while any hopes of a semi-final place rest on beating injury-ravaged Sri Lanka
Moeen Ali has admitted that “the spark has been missing” during the dismal start to England’s World Cup defence, and said the challenge in what looks likely to be their final five games of the tournament is simple: if they cannot be a great team, at least be a fun one.
“When you sit outside for a while, sometimes you see things that you don’t see when you’re playing,” he said. “When you see it from the outside, it’s just like that spark is missing, that thing is missing where we’re enjoying taking bowlers down, enjoying going out to bat. I know the situations haven’t always been easy but still, it’s a game of cricket at the end of the day and I think we’re probably taking it too seriously in certain ways.
Happily there will be no repeat of the humid heatwave England faced on Saturday in balmy Bengaluru. Moeen was based in the city for two Indian Premier League seasons, while he was playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and knows the conditions they are likely to face in the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. “I know it well, it’s a great venue and a great place to play cricket,” he said. “If I do play I’ll go for a few runs, because it’s quite small and a flat wicket, but it’s also good for batting.
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