ODI Fiasco.

NOTHING has changed. Cooke is still in charge when he cannot even justify his place in the one day team as a batsman ahead of James Taylor or Ravi Bopara or arguably, Gary Ballance. I was, of course, delighted with the trio of somewhat unexpected test wins - but I warned at the time that these may well have been more due to the failings of India than anything new in the England setup.
The England ODI squad revealed ALL of the old failings whereas, by playing the shorter form of the game, India were playing to their strengths.

It is true that an appalling umpiring decision permitted Raina to score heaps of extra runs - but this was partly down to the fielding captain. Cooke managed his troops well in the early overs but regrettably, chose to gift scores of unnecessary singles by keeping the fielders down the ground far too deep in the middle overs.
Lamentable batting. Moreover, the miserable bowling of Jordan and Stokes should guarantee that they are both promptly dropped. Bell should go with his head hanging down in shame. Eoin Morgan has been sussed. He only plays in narrow zones which are a gift to fielding sides. Praise should be reserved for just three players: Woakes, Hales and Tredwell. Some sorrow for Root who received what was close to being the 'unplayable delivery'.