Marcus trescothick: Cricket News & Match Updates

But the defending champions haven’t turned up in rip-roaring fashion in the ongoing competition, losing four out of five matches and are on the verge of missing the semi-finals. In their five matches of the World Cup, the batting is yet to turn up to the occasion, summed up by only five batters going past 50.

Marcus Trescothick, England’s assistant coach, admitted the side’s batting form hasn’t been as good as what it used to be in normal circumstances. “I think confidence, rhythm, whatever you want to call it - the form of the team hasn't been as good as what we normally have. Normally there's always one, maybe two people in that team who are going to get a hundred plus or a big score that's going to make a big difference.”   Read More...