Sir Alastair Cook praised England’s stand-in captain Liam Livingstone after he scored his maiden ODI century against the West Indies to level the series and score the deciding goal. He praised the knock of “Sun”.
Livingstone was left out of the squad for the one-day international against Australia in September before playing in a T20 match, but was appointed stand-in captain following Jos Buttler’s calf injury and scored 124 off 85 balls on Saturday. He led his team to victory with an undefeated pitch.
The tourists were criticized for failing to get off to a good start, with Livingston leading the way with 48 points in an eight-wicket defeat to the hosts at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Thursday. Ta.
“Fair play to him.” [Livingstone]. He was under some scrutiny and pressure after Thursday’s game,” former England captain Cook told TNT Sports.
“It was a grown-up knock. It was really great. 46 off 57 balls. This was completely different from what we usually see from Livingston.”
“He geared up and down, but his greed to get to the finish was amazing. The last 78 runs came off 28 balls. That’s some kind of insane power.”
“If there were players who weren’t on this team, [Harry] Ogawa, [Joe] root, [Ben] With Duckett at No. 5 and Livingstone as the finisher, the top order in 50 overs is dangerous.
“He got the opportunity to lead your country and it’s a huge honor. He will go to bed happy. It was only after he was dropped that he started batting at number five.”
“He doesn’t have many places to hide the ball. Not many players have the ability to hit three-sixes.” [in a row]. Rather than being proactive, he reacts with great skill and clarity and hits the ball very clearly. ”
Cook also praised Livingston’s teammates for bouncing back from a tough loss to keep the series alive, with Jacob Bethel, Phil Salt and Sam Curran also scoring 50 points.
He added: “The opponents were not playing well on Thursday, but today everyone played tough. Salt played well and the pitch the ball was coming from suited him. He likes it.” added.
“I was impressed with Bethel’s maturity. He picked up the tempo very well. They have been built on T20 cricket and The Hundred. In 50-over cricket, they can withstand pressure. I have a lot of time.”
Livingstone said he was enjoying cricket again.
After the knock, Livingstone said England wanted to take risks and strengthen the team’s attacking mentality.
“I felt like I was getting back to my best after what I did in training at the end of the summer in England,” Livingstone said. TNT Sports.
“I’ve just grown up a little bit, gotten to know my game better and started enjoying my cricket again. At the end of the day, that’s the most important thing. When you’re having fun, you play well. .”
“I wanted to take a risk early on. I pushed myself and tried to set it up at the end and try to get the opponent to bowl deathly. It worked perfectly in the end.
“Curran played great. I’ve batted with him a lot so I knew I could trust him. We needed someone to score big and that’s what we did today. is.”
“I thought we did a great job with the ball as well. Overall it was a pretty decent team performance and we came back into the series.”
West Indies vs England schedule (all UK and Ireland)
- First ODI: Antigua – West Indies win by 8 wickets (DLS)
- 2nd ODI: Antigua – England won by 5 wickets
- 3rd ODI: Barbados – Wednesday, November 6th (6pm)
- First T20: Barbados – Saturday, November 9th (8pm)
- Second T20: Barbados – Sunday November 10th (8pm)
- Third T20: Saint Lucia – Thursday, November 14th (8pm)
- 4th T20: Saint Lucia – Saturday, November 16th (8pm)
- 5th T20: Saint Lucia – Sunday, November 17 (8pm)
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