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England might consider changes on the squad – Cricket News Update

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England might consider changes on the squad – Cricket News Update
It has been learnt that the English tourists might consider revamping their playing XI, after the Poms suffered two disappointing losses at the opening 2 fixtures from the ongoing 5-match One Day International (ODI) series against the Indian hosts.
Although the news has not been confirmed yet, after Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 recently stated that the team and management will pay heed into the matter over the next two days, prior to England’s third outing against the Men in Blue at Mohali.
“We will have to look at the side and decide (on selection) over the next two days,” admitted Cook.
During http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737; while a disappointing 126 runs rout at the series opener which came through
the hosts’ spinners, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RA-Jadeja-c2238, who collected 3 wickets apiece, restricting the Poms to fall short of the chase.
However, during Monday game’s post-match comments, Skipper Cook said that he was confident that the tourists will bounce back at the Men in Blue, and are still left with three fixtures, which gives the side considerable time to regain their ground.
“After two heavy defeats, there is bound to be some questions asked about the team. We have the self-belief and there is no reason why we can’t do it here,” Cook said on Monday.
However, the Skipper also comprehended that the field conditions in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 also played a major part in turning the odds against the English side and admitted that it became difficult to restrict Gambhir and Kohli after they settled in.
“The conditions here are different, and it played a big role in today's game. It was hard to stop (Virat) Kohli and (Gautam) Gambhir once they got going. They really played well to take the game away from us,” the Captain added.
Cook, who also feels that his side prepared well for the competition, stated that his players have not been exhibiting their true colours, which were quite evident during the recent triumphant home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
The Skipper will now have to avail the best out of the upcoming match in order to secure some footing on the competition, which the side is currently trailing with 2-0.  
 
 

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