{"id":297153,"date":"2023-11-11T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297153"},"modified":"2023-11-11T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T21:26:15","slug":"england-cricket-era-drawing-to-close-as-malan-admits-change-is-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/%d1%81ricket\/england-cricket-era-drawing-to-close-as-malan-admits-change-is-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"England cricket era drawing to close as Malan admits change is needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>England face Pakistan in end of era game on Saturday after WORST Cricket World Cup performance ever&#8230; as Dawid Malan admits wholesale selection changes can help &#8216;give experience&#8217; to the next generation<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The match against Pakistan looks like the end of a cricketing era for England<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dawid Malan admits that looking to &#8216;build a team&#8217; for 2027 now is important<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wholesale changes are expected after England&#8217;s worst World Cup performance\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England\u2019s one-day side will go into the last game of their disastrous World Cup with Dawid Malan &#8211; their most successful batsman &#8211; admitting a \u2018total overhaul\u2019 of the team would be fully justified.<\/p>\n<p>The clash with Pakistan at Eden Gardens, one of cricket\u2019s most evocative venues, was supposed to be a chance to fine-tune preparations ahead of next week\u2019s semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, with two wins out of eight constituting England\u2019s worst ever performance at a World Cup, the match looks more like the end of an era that began with Eoin Morgan\u2019s revolution in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Managing director Rob Key is in town, and the white-ball squads for the pre-Christmas tour of the Caribbean could be named as early as Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>But while several members of this World Cup squad are expected to form part of England\u2019s T20 title defence next year in the USA and the West Indies, the 50-over party could have a very different look &#8211; no matter that Key recently handed out a batch of new multi-year central contracts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/17\/77659823-12735389-England_have_endured_their_worst_ever_World_Cup_with_two_wins_ou-a-32_1699638856581.jpg\" height=\"489\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England have endured their worst-ever World Cup with two wins out of eight and sweeping changes are expected\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/17\/77659887-12735389-Even_though_Rob_Key_handed_out_a_batch_of_new_multi_year_central-a-33_1699638856586.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Even though Rob Key handed out a batch of new multi-year central contracts, the next 50-over party could have a very different look<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/17\/77659919-12735389-Dawid_Malan_wants_to_play_for_as_long_as_he_possibly_can_but_rec-a-31_1699638856581.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dawid Malan wants to play for &#8216;as long as&#8217; he possibly can, but recognises that wholesale changes are justified to &#8216;give experience&#8217; to the next generation<\/p>\n<p>Quite how radical he and his fellow selectors will be remains to be seen. But 11 of England\u2019s underperforming 15-man squad in India are the wrong side of 30, and preparation needs to start now for the 2027 World Cup in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>At 36, Malan is the second-oldest here &#8211; behind only Moeen Ali &#8211; though that hasn\u2019t stopped him topping England\u2019s run-charts, with 373 at 46 and a strike-rate of 103.<\/p>\n<p>But, asked whether wholesale changes in the one-day team would be an over-reaction to a hapless few weeks, he replied: \u2018Probably not. When you\u2019ve not performed as well as you would have liked, they might move on totally and keep some experienced players around to help guide the young players.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They have two years to the Champions Trophy and four years to the next World Cup to build a team, give the guys experience and allow them to fail and learn.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Malan, whose 29 ODIs have brought him an impressive average of 56, may yet finish his 50-over career with the nagging sense that he might have been given many more chances to show his class.<\/p>\n<p>But he said he would \u2018100 percent\u2019 understand if Key tells him his services are no longer required.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You\u2019re quite realistic when you get to a certain stage,\u2019 he said. \u2018I still feel like I\u2019m playing my best cricket and scoring runs against the best bowlers in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019d like to play for England for as long as I possibly can. But if the situation arises where that\u2019s not the case, then I\u2019ve still had a good career.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Malan suggested any pressure on Buttler and head coach Matthew Mott was simply \u2018external noise\u2019, and insisted Buttler remained \u2018the right man to lead\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jos is one of the best leaders I\u2019ve played under, especially with all the criticism that\u2019s gone around,\u2019 he said. \u2018As a leader, sometimes things go well. But Jos has always held his hand up if things have gone wrong and that\u2019s a hallmark of a good leader.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s victory over the Netherlands, followed by New Zealand\u2019s straightforward win over Bangladesh, ought to have simplified matters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/17\/77660113-12735389-Preparation_for_the_2027_World_Cup_starts_now_and_Malan_would_10-a-34_1699638856587.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Preparation for the 2027 World Cup starts now and Malan would &#8216;100 per cent&#8217; understand if he were not in Key&#8217;s plans\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/17\/77660247-12735389-Eleven_of_England_s_underperforming_15_man_squad_in_India_are_th-a-37_1699638857008.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eleven of England\u2019s underperforming 15-man squad in India are the wrong side of 30<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/17\/77659981-12735389-Change_to_this_underperforming_England_team_is_inevitable_it_s_j-a-36_1699638857007.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Change to this underperforming England team is inevitable &#8211; it&#8217;s just a question of how much\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/17\/77660279-12735389-Jos_Buttler_is_still_one_of_the_best_leaders_I_ve_played_under_s-a-35_1699638856598.jpg\" height=\"393\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jos Buttler is still &#8216;one of the best leaders I\u2019ve played under&#8217;, says Malan, despite the pressure mounting on him<\/p>\n<p>Unless Bangladesh beat Australia in Saturday\u2019s other game, and the Netherlands stun India on Sunday, England will secure the top-eight finish they need to limp into the 2025 Champions Trophy simply by avoiding a thumping.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan are clinging on to the infinitesimal hope of a semi-final place, but that would require victory by an absurd margin &#8211; around 287 runs if they bat first.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would say if Fakhar Zaman is in the match for 20 or 30 overs, we can achieve that,\u2019 said their captain Babar Azam, optimistically.<\/p>\n<p>Eden Gardens has played host to two agonising World Cup final defeats. In 1987, Mike Gatting\u2019s infamous reverse-sweep derailed their chase against Australia, and seven years ago Ben Stokes was hit for four last-over sixes by West Indies\u2019 Carlos Brathwaite.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the bar has dropped so low that they are simply trying to finish ahead of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Netherlands. Change is inevitable &#8211; it\u2019s just a question of how much.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible teams\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>England:<\/span> 1 Jonny Bairstow, 2 Dawid Malan, 3 Joe Root, 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Jos Buttler (capt, wkt), 6 Harry Brook, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 David Willey, 10 Gus Atkinson, 11 Adil Rashid.<\/p>\n<p><span>Pakistan:<\/span> 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wkt), 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Agha Salman, 8 Hassan Ali, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Mohammad Wasim, 11 Haris Rauf.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12735389\/England-face-Pakistan-end-era-game-Saturday-WORST-Cricket-World-Cup-performance-Dawid-Malan-admits-wholesale-selection-changes-help-experience-generation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England face Pakistan in end of era game on Saturday after WORST Cricket World Cup performance ever&#8230; 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