It was simply a matter of not adapting: Eoin Morgan

Eoin Morgan and his England side got out of jail against Afghanistan in their encounter at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Morgan, however, reiterated that it’s been difficult adapting to the Indian conditions. It is also no secret that the Brits have had a torrid time in India.

“We chased down 230 a game ago. It was simply a matter of not adapting,” Morgan told reporters after the 15-run victory over Afghanistan which kept his team on course for a place in the semi-finals.

Down the order, Moeen Ali (41 not out) and David Willey (20 not out) plundered 57 runs in 5.3 overs to rescue the 2010 champions but the late rally could not gloss over the top order failure.

“I think we’ve been practising similar things that we needed today but we actually just didn’t produce,” Morgan said.

England has had a torrid time against associate nations. When asked whether he was worried about the associate nations, Morgan said,”No, absolutely not. Before the game, we knew a lot about Afghanistan. They are a good side and certainly if they are going to beat us, we need to under-perform.”

“We let them in today by underperforming with the bat but I thought our bowling was outstanding. In the field as well, we were pretty good, which is a good sign.”

“Coming here and playing a T20 World Cup, I think this is the kind of wicket that every single one of us was expecting,” he said.

“We spoke a lot about it before we play. I think executions of our plans today were off by a long way.

“It’s very important between now and the Sri Lanka game that we sit down as a group and emphasize what we are trying to do and make sure it’s the right plan, reinforce that…”

Morgan also reiterated that he wasn’t buoyed by the golden duck against Afghanistan , stating that,”An error in judgement. I got the message that it was turning and it didn’t turn. I misjudged.”