• Matthew Mott calls England’s whitewash in Bangladesh an eye-opener.
• Mott said England would have to learn from Bangladesh’s 16-run victory.
• Mott defended the decision not to call up replacements.

White-ball coach Matthew Mott stated that England’s 3-0 loss to Bangladesh in their Twenty20 series was a real “eye-opener” for the world champions.

Mott said England would have to learn from Bangladesh’s 16-run victory in Mirpur on Tuesday to complete the whitewash.

Matthew said, “We really wanted to finish well here. I think it’s been a fantastic tour in terms of what we’ve been up against, a very strong home team,”

“That one hurts. To finish the way we did will leave a bit of a sour taste in our mouths. It should act as a real eye-opener on where we need to improve.”

Mott defended the decision not to call up replacements because England were short on batters for the series after Tom Abell and Will Jacks had to withdraw due to injuries.

Mott added, “There was a realisation that we were probably better off investing in some batters here and putting them under pressure in these games. You only learn from your mistakes,”

“The opportunities they were given here will give them time to reflect and when we get into pressure situations in World Cups, I am confident that it will have been the right decision.”

However, Nasser Hussain, a former captain of England, suggested that they were anticipating the 50-over Cricket World Cup, which will take place in India in October and November, too far ahead.

Nasser told, “I see what they’re trying to do, but the short-term view and the long-term view, you’ve always got to balance that as a selector …,”

“I just think not having the extra batter sends the wrong message … Pay attention to this game in front of you, and if you do that then the future will look after itself.”

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