Matthew Mott, the England head coach, denied claims from former captain Eoin Morgan that the squad is disunited
Coach denies ‘unsettled’ call from former captainMatthew Mott has denied there is disharmony in the England squad after his former captain, Eoin Morgan, said their performances at the World Cup had “called into question the morale within the changing room” and showed “there’s something within the team that is definitely unsettled”.
England remain rooted to the bottom of the 10-team table after losing against India in Lucknow, where after restricting their opponents to 229 they were bowled out for just 129. But Mott insisted that despite their miserable run of five defeats in six games his squad remained united.“Eoin’s entitled to his opinion,” the head coach said. “He hasn’t been in and around the rooms, but I’ll certainly take that up with him and have a chat to him.
“There’s every opportunity when you’re losing to splinter and go your separate ways. I can only say from my opinion the group’s been incredibly strong in that part. If you see our training sessions, they’re full of fun. People are putting their arms around each other, trying to help them. It’s easy to do that when you’re winning, it’s a lot harder when you’re losing. I’m proud that we keep trying to get up.
Chris Woakes admitted the team were massively short on self-belief, saying “if we could buy some confidence at the minute we’d spend a lot of money on it”. But Mott believes that for all the recent misery the team will be stronger for the experience.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
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