England’s veteran all-rounder Moeen Ali says he expected too much from his old team after losing to Australia in the group stage of the 2023 World Cup, saying Jos Buttler’s side will follow their example and start from scratch. He said he believes it needs to be rebuilt. The team after the 2015 World Cup.
England entered the World Cup as defending champions, but performed badly, losing six of seven games and finishing at the bottom of the points table. They lost the last match against Australia in Ahmedabad by 33 points and were officially eliminated from the World Cup.
In an interview with Espncricinfo, Moeen Ali believed that all good things must come to an end at some point and admitted that the team did not expect this in this tournament. He said that when English cricket rebranded the team after his 2015 ODI World Cup, new players joined the team to play his brand of fearless cricket and exciting I believe it will last several months.
“All good things must come to an end. Maybe the story was already predictable and we, the players, just didn’t see it because we thought it would work.” But I believe all good things come. It will end someday. We’ve got some really good players that we know are going to be in the team and they’re playing fearlessly, so it’s really exciting because we can start again with a fresh start in 2015.” Moeen Ali said.
The tournament was a complete loss for the defending champions, as the England team lost almost every match without a fight, except for the only win against Bangladesh. Even more worrying was their body language. Players who fought bravely in tournaments and then entered the game resignedly.
I Think If I Was In Charge I’d Play The Younger Guys – Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali has revealed that he intends to discuss his future position in the team with England’s captain and head coach to find out more about the team’s plans in white-ball cricket, when the team moves on. To the young players who are watching him and think that the England team will definitely move in that direction after the ODI World Cup.
“Obviously I’m going to talk to Jos (Buttler) and Motti (coach Matthew Mott) and see what they want from me. Or, I don’t know what it is. I would be very happy if someone could say, “Look, we’re going to bring in young players and start from scratch.” I understand, I understand, and like I said, all good things must come to an end. ”
“If I were a coach, I think I would play against young players. If it were me, I would start over and I would do that. It’s more common sense than anything. They don’t know that fear. We want that approach again and it’s a good time to start again,” Moeen Ali added.
England have two matches remaining against the Netherlands and Pakistan and it is important to win these matches if the team is to qualify for the Champions Trophy.
