White-ball coach said his side ‘never want to accept losing’ but added that the gap to next international action in shorter formats is an ‘opportunity’ for players
– while winning four. Being a soft touch in bilateral series of little genuine import while regularly winning World Cups would not be the worst position to find yourself in, but it is certainly not Mott’s ambition.
“I don’t think we ever want to accept losing,” the Australian said. “We came here to win the series. We won the ODI series, which was an exceptional effort. It seems a long time ago, but we played some really good cricket in those first couple of games, and it’s the format we are focusing on this year. The T20s we’re disappointed with. I think we had a good enough team to win but let’s not get away from the fact they’re a good team here and don’t lose very often.
Bangladesh played superbly in the T20s but teams cannot afford to approach a series as England did while still expecting success. After Tom Abell and Will Jacks both withdrew through injury, a decision was made not to call up another batter to replace them, in the hope that deliberately exposing the middle- and lower-order earlier in matches would bring long-term benefits.
“I thought it would have been a hell of a test to bring someone out here at very short notice in these conditions to bat at six or seven, wherever the gap was,” Mott said. “So we made a longer-term decision … One thing we are really mindful of is that we have a lot of top-order batting options, but what we have to continue to improve is that middle order, all-rounders, and their capacity to win games for us. We saw that as an opportunity here.
Several players performed well, with Jofra Archer irresistible at times and both Jacks and Rehan Ahmed showing promise. Dawid Malan and Jason Roy – neither of whom were considered worthy of a central contract this year – were England’s outstanding batters. Roy had an excellent tour despite leaving it after the ODIs, particularly as he then returned to play for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League and smashed 145 off 63 balls within hours of getting off the plane.
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