Harry Brook says England can adapt to regardless of the climate throws at them. Picture: AFP
KANDY:
England can adapt to regardless of the climate throws at them, captain Harry Brook mentioned Saturday as rain threatens to disrupt their opening Tremendous Eights match in opposition to Sri Lanka within the T20 World Cup.
Unseasonal rain in Sri Lanka the previous few days means Sunday’s essential match in Kandy could possibly be diminished to as few as 5 overs per facet.
“I feel you simply have to arrange as if it’s a T20,” Brook informed reporters.
“I feel you’ll be able to typically go down a little bit of a rabbit gap considering that you’ll play a five-over sport after which it finally ends up being a T20 and also you sort of play it barely in another way.
“So I feel we have simply acquired to arrange as if it’s a T20 sport and hope that the rain stays away.
“After which if it would not, then we have to adapt.”
Brook indicated {that a} five-over dash might imply a change within the batting order as they go “hell for leather-based” seeking quick runs.
“There’s going to be some modifications so we’re not too predictable,” Brook mentioned.
“I need us to go hell for leather-based in 20 overs anyway, go on the market and actually take it to the opposition with the bat.”
The inclement climate and a pitch that has been sweating below covers imply England will delay naming their facet till Sunday’s toss, breaking with their custom of saying their eleven 24 hours prematurely.
Regardless of a stuttering group marketing campaign, Brook’s facet are returning to the venue the place they swept a T20 collection in opposition to Sri Lanka 3-0 this month on the eve of the T20 World Cup.
“We are able to take plenty of confidence having performed right here and skilled this floor and this floor,” mentioned Brook.
However he cautioned that among the Sri Lankans have been in higher kind now, particularly opening batsman Pathum Nissanka, who scored a century in opposition to Australia on Monday.
“A few of their batters are batting rather well. So hopefully we will get a couple of wickets within the energy play,” Brook mentioned.
“And Nissanka is on a little bit of a warmth on the minute. So it could be best if we will get him out early.”
“We simply need to go on the market and play our greatest cricket and put them below stress as a lot as attainable all the way in which.”
Sri Lanka’s fielding coach Ramakrishnan Sridhar mentioned the group’s whitewash to England earlier holds little worth going into the important thing World Cup sport.
“At this stage of this match, it is so much totally different from what a bilateral collection is,” mentioned Sridhar.
“I imply, bilateral collection and personal leagues, there isn’t any stress as a lot as it could be in a World Cup Tremendous-8 sport. The groups which do the issues appropriately below stress, the groups which makes fewer errors are the groups which might be prone to undergo.”
