1829:
I hear what you are all saying and I agree with the sentiment of most of it, but I feel the tournament structure is partly to blame for England's reckless approach to batting today. Yes they were awful, but would Hales really have played such a carefree shot in a match of any consequence? Would the middle order really have tried to hit the ball out of the park rather than knuckling down for a few overs if qualification for the next stage had been at stake?
It doesn't make any sense to me that you can turn up at a tournament, beat Afghanistan and get through to the next round, but that's just my view. And the fact that this defeat doesn't even affect who we play in the group stage is truly bizarre.
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