Both T20 World Cup semi-finals should have reserve day says England coach

Jos Buttler will be praying the expected rain in Guyana stays away for long enough to get a game in against India in the T20 World Cup semi-finalJos Buttler will be praying the expected rain in Guyana stays away for long enough to get a game in against India in the T20 World Cup semi-finalMatthew Mott has said the lack of a reserve day for England’s T20 World Cup semi-final against India on Thursday would not happen in an ideal world and called on theWhile Wednesday’s first semi-final between...

Mott was more inclined to focus on the task at hand which, given India’s run of seven straight wins, is significant. Memories abound of England’swhen the two sides met at the same juncture in 2022 en route to England securing the title, but there is an awareness that Rohit Sharma’s side are much transformed since.

England also need an answer to the questions posed by Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian quick who has 11 wickets from six games and an economy of just 4.08 per over and who Mott considers an “all time” great in T20 cricket. “There will be players who think they can take him, and times where we have to box clever. I don’t see too many flaws but hopefully he has one of those off days that any bowler can have and we can capitalise on that.”Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week’s actionlast winter, it may also be that Mott’s continuation in the job, along with Jos Buttler’s captaincy, hinges on the result.

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