"Can't Really Say Too Much...": Ex-England Star's Warning Ahead Of India Clash In Cricket World Cup 2023

England batters, who have failed miserably in the World Cup so far, need to read situations better as their team looks to bounce back from the brink, hinted assistant coach Marcus Trescothick on Saturday. England's all out approach with the bat has backfired in Indian conditions including at venues like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, where other teams have piled on the runs. Ahead of the game against India, Trescothick was asked about the team's batting tempo and frequent collapses in the tournament. "We have an attitude to how we've gone about batting in the last however many years since our white-ball cricket has changed and evolved. And it's always trying to be positive," said the former England opener.

"We're always looking to put pressure back on oppositions, bowlers, as much as we can while reading the situation and be smart in those situations. And we've done it occasionally. We've done it now and again.

"We just haven't done it consistently with enough people really reading the situation, taking the right options, and then putting it all together to get that score," he said.

England batting is full of match winners and firepower but is yet to fire in the mega event. Dawid Malan is the only hundred maker so far. So, is it a rhythm thing then? "Confidence, rhythm, whatever you want to call it. The form of the the team hasn't been as good as what we normally have. Normally there's always one, maybe two people in that team who are going to get a hundred-plus or a big score that's going to make a big difference," said the assistant coach.

The batting failure has happened despite majority of the batters having tons of IPL experience.

"We've gained massive amounts of more experience in India because of the guys playing