England are left with extra questions than solutions after their World Cup build-up begins with depressing eight-wicket ODI defeat to New Zealand

There have been extra questions than solutions for England as they began their build-up for the World Cup in earnest with an emphatic and depressing defeat by New Zealand.

The primary one-day worldwide of the summer time began with Eoin Morgan saying this England workforce have extra depth and high quality than his World Cup winners of 2019.

However it ended with England being comprehensively and worryingly outplayed, their batsman apparently returning to the outdated days of turgid one-day cricket in posting what admittedly appeared like a good rating of 291 for six on a difficult Sophia Gardens pitch.

It appeared nothing like as tough for New Zealand, with England’s bowlers missing each concepts and penetration, notably when Adil Rashid went lacking with cramp throughout the center overs he often specialises in.

There was little to significantly take a look at Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell, who each made unbeaten centuries as New Zealand cantered house by eight wickets with 26 balls to spare.

Daryl Mitchell was in a position to scored an unbeaten century in New Zealand’s eight wicket win 

There was additionally an unbeaten century for Devon Conway on a disappointing day for England 

And this turned out to be cannily harking back to the 2017 Champions Trophy semi-final towards Pakistan right here when Morgan’s England misinterpret the Cardiff situations and had a uncommon mishap on their solution to their fabled 2019 triumph.

Admittedly, England didn’t discipline their first-choice line-up, lacking possible World Cup starters in Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Mark Wooden and Sam Curran, and situations did seem to ease when New Zealand batted.

However this was chastening for England who, after dropping the final two Twenty20 internationals towards New Zealand to sq. the collection, all of a sudden have a lot to ponder forward of tomorrow’s second one-day worldwide on the Ageas Bowl after which subsequent week’s last two matches on the Oval and Lord’s.

England sprang a shock with their line-up, with each first selection openers in Bairstow and Roy lacking with harm and Moeen, Wooden and Curran additionally unnoticed.

That meant Harry Brook and Dawid Malan, each deemed unlikely to play after they missed coaching on Thursday, as a substitute walked out to open on this first of 4 gown rehearsals for the opening World Cup sport between these sides in Ahmedabad on October 5.

A two-paced pitch made life tough for England and Brook did not take his probability to additional press for inclusion within the last World Cup squad with a painstaking 25.

However there was a lot better fortunes for the person who stays the prime candidate to overlook out if Brook, as anticipated, receives a belated call-up in Malan.

It was a worrying loss for England who start their World Cup preparations with a defeat 

A uncommon spotlight as David Willey celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls

Malan, who had been given permission to spend time on Thursday along with his spouse as they await the upcoming arrival of their first baby, was one of many few England batsman to seek out fluency as he cowl drove classily on his solution to 54 off 53 balls.

It was Malan’s sixth rating of fifty plus in his final 13 one-day internationals and he’s averaging 66.3 on this format for the reason that begin of final yr. Actually, he couldn’t do an excessive amount of extra to make sure he’s on the airplane to India subsequent month.

The remainder of England’s innings was one thing of a throwback. Stokes had stated forward of this collection that the large distinction in 50 over cricket now could be there will not be the boring center overs of outdated however that is precisely what occurred right here as England struggled for rhythm.

Stokes did get someplace near outdated his stride in his first 50-over match since popping out of one-day retirement for the World Cup in reaching his personal half-century. However he had taken 69 balls for his 52 when he turned one in all three wickets for Rachin Ravindra.

There was higher from the England white-ball captain. Buttler added 88 with Stokes after which moved on to 72 off 68 balls whereas offering late impetus with Liam Livingstone.

Livingstone is one other of the gamers seemingly underneath risk for his World Cup place from Brook however after a quiet yr the Lancashire batsman was way more like his explosive self in making 52 off simply 40 balls.

There have been glimpses of classic England white-ball cricket when Livingstone hit Kyle Jamieson for 3 successive sixes however when he and Buttler each fell in the identical Tim Southee over England had been destined to fall method wanting the place they wanted to be.