England captain Eoin Morgan does not believe a lack of six‑hitting power is the root of his side’s Twenty20 struggles.
After losing the series 2-1 in the West Indies this month, England suffered a seven-wicket defeat to the same opponents in yesterday’s World Twenty20 warm-up.
They managed only one maximum in a total of 131 for seven, Morgan clearing the ropes in the 16th over off Marlon Samuels.
That modest effort in Fatullah was put in the shade by the Windies as they breezed past their target with 23 balls remaining, hitting five sixes along the way.
But ahead of today’s warm-up match against India in Dhaka, Morgan said it was too easy to cite a lack of sixes as the big issue for his team.
“I don’t think that’s the real problem,” said Morgan. “You can never just concentrate on hitting sixes… getting the fours is more important. Around 82 per cent of games are won by the side who hit the most fours. We never put ourselves in a position to take their bowling on.”
