India vs England 2021: Eoin Morgan says he expects ‘turning pitches’ in T20I series
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England captain Eoin Morgan has said that his team is expecting turning pitches in the upcoming 5-match T20I series against India which will kickstart in Ahmedabad on Friday. The visitors will come into the series off the back of a crushing loss in the four-match test series despite winning the first test. They would want to make amends by coming up with a strong statement in the T20Is especially with the ICC World T20 happening later this year in India.
‘We’re hoping for similar pitches’ – Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan addressed reporters ahead of the series against India and talked of England’s form and circumstances before the World T20. He said, “But also we need to develop our game and go into a World Cup with as few weaknesses as possible. I think having the strongest squad available to us, which doesn’t really happen that often, allows us to play around with any plans we might foresee using in the World Cup as well.”
Talking about the kind of pitches he expects, “I wouldn’t say we’re hoping for similar pitches to the Test series. I’d say [we’re hoping for] turning pitches. Day four or fay five [Test] pitches aren’t going to be ideal playing a T20 game on, but a turning pitch like we witnessed in 2016 – where 120 plays 90; very low-scoring games in this day and age – it’s an area we need more experience in because we’ve not played in a lot of games like that,” he said.
England will play the first T20 on Friday 12 March against India in the Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad.
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