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England eye T20 World Cup boost with Stokes and Archer’s return | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: England's white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, has expressed the pivotal roles that all-rounder Ben Stokes and pace bowler Jofra Archer are expected to play in next year’s T20 World Cup, provided they regain fitness in time. Stokes, currently recuperating from knee surgery, is anticipated to lead the team in the Test series against India. Meanwhile, Archer, sidelined with an elbow injury since March, is likely to make a comeback for the T20 World Cup.Mott emphasized Stokes' extraordinary match-winning abilities, describing him as a player who offers immense flexibility to the team's balance."I think that's a given. Ben, aside from his incredible match-winning ability in every department, gives us that ability to have a seam bowler in your top six that gives you so many options wit...
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Bangladesh series loss ‘hurts’, says England coach Mott | Cricket News – Times of India

DHAKA: England white ball coach Matthew Mott said on Tuesday that his side's defeat in the third T20 against Bangladesh to lose the series 3-0 was painful and an "eye-opener" ahead of the 50-over World Cup."We really wanted to finish well here. It's been a fantastic tour in terms of what we've been up against, a very strong home team. I thought we were on today," Mott said in Dhaka."The lead-in was good, everyone was up and about. But for whatever reason, we just couldn't get clean hands with the ball, either in the air or on the ground," he said."That one hurts today," he said. "Obviously we've come over here to do well.Defeat in Mirpur.#EnglandCricket | #BANGvENG https://t.co/z5HN7kzzVu— England Cricket (@englandcricket) 1678796942000"To finish the way we did today will leave a bit of...
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Australia should have separate coaches for Test and white-ball like England: O’Keefe | Cricket News – Times of India

MELBOURNE: Ahead of Australia's Test and ODI tour of India, former spinner Steve O'Keefe has raised the pitch for separate coaches for different formats, saying that it would help reduce the pressure on one individual.Andrew McDonald is currently Australia's all-format coach after he replaced Justin Langer last year ahead of the series against Pakistan.O'Keefe, who played nine Tests and seven T20Is, felt if the two-coach model could work for England, there was no reason why it wouldn't work for Australia.England, after splitting the Test and white-ball coaching setup, have done remarkably well.The Test team under coach Brendon McCullum has won nine out of 10 Tests, while under Matthew Mott, England won the T20 World Cup in Australia last year.With Australia set for a busy year that incl...
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Door open for Ben Stokes to end ODI retirement and play World Cup: Matthew Mott | Cricket News – Times of India

LONDON: The door is open for Test captain Ben Stokes to end his retirement from one-day internationals and join England's title defence at the 50-overs World Cup in India later this year, white-ball coach Matthew Mott said.Stokes was named Player of the Match in the 2019 World Cup final when England beat New Zealand at Lord's and was their top-scorer in the final of the T20 World Cup in Australia last year.He decided to quit one-day cricket last year citing his workload but Mott said he would be happy to discuss the situation if things changed ahead of the World Cup in October-November."The door is always open for a player of that quality but we are also very aware that his main focus is red-ball cricket as the captain," Mott told reporters ahead of the three-match ODI series in South A...