THIS was England’s chance to get that monkey off their back and win a major 50-over competition and they simply couldn’t do it.
Fair play to Pakistan, who performed well, but you’d think the authorities would have spoken to groundstaff to try to prepare a wicket that might suit England a bit more.
It’s an ICC tournament so ultimately they decide, but it should have at least been a new pitch for a major semi-final, and the last game in Cardiff of this tournament.
But the buck doesn’t stop with the groundstaff, the pressure was always on the bowlers after we&rsqu...