By Greg Wilcox
The unobtrusive setting of Amstelveen, a suburb of Amsterdam, may be a world away from the usual surroundings of England, but it is where his new era of white ball under Matthew Mott begins with the first of three internationals a day against the Netherlands.
A series against the Dutch may not seem too arduous, but captain Eoin Morgan said the ODIs were an important part of both the World Cup’s 50-plus defense and the preparation for the T20 World Cup. this year in Australia in October.
“Right now it’s about trying to get the right players in the right roles considering the team we’ve led,” he said. “One of the reasons we have our senior boys here is to grow that relationship with the coach.
“One of the attributes when it comes to thinking about the future of our white ball game and what the team requires is an experienced coach who brings that appetite for success and is not afraid to hold some of the best players in the world accountable. world in a team. environment, “Morgan said. “Motty is wearing this.”
One of the most obvious changes we will see in the Netherlands is that Jos Buttler is being used in a new floating role in the middle order as England try to make more use of their more talented batsman.
Buttler has only baptized four in 11 of his 148 ODIs, making it two centuries in the position. It has been used more frequently in all six, including Lord’s in the 2019 World Cup final, but Morgan suggested it could appear later in this series.
“He’s done it before and we’ll evaluate it as the game progresses and we’ll see how his role could evolve,” Morgan said.
Buttler enters the series after a very impressive performance in the Indian Premier League of his year, where he scored 863 runs, the second highest number in the history of the competition, as the first match.
Stay tuned for all the action with the game starting at 10am.