England are still alive in T20 series against India says Brydon Carse
England are still alive in T20 series against India says Brydon Carse
Share:
Brydon Carse insisted England are not down and out against India despite falling 2-0 down in the five-match T20 series. England were thrashed in Kolkata earlier this week but put up much more of a fight in Chennai, with Jos Buttler’s 45 off 30 balls plus cameos by T20 debutant Jamie Smith (22 off 12) and Carse (31 off 17) underpinning their total of 165 for nine.
Carse then collected three for 29 as England’s battery of quicks reduced India to 146 for eight but Tilak Varma’s assured 72 off 55 deliveries sealed a two wicket-win for the hosts in the final over. England have no room for manoeuvre if they are to give Brendon McCullum a winning start to life as all-format head coach but Carse remains bullish and believes there is more to come from the tourists.
When asked whether he still feels England can win the remaining three matches and the series, Carse said: “Yeah, of course, 100 per cent. “It’s pretty evident that the performance was a lot better than the other night but we haven’t put a complete performance in. It’s quite exciting to see where we can get to over these next few games.
“I felt like we got a decent score on the board and we kept on taking wickets throughout the game. “Credit goes to Tilak, he played a very mature and smart innings and ultimately he was the difference in their side.”. While Carse excelled in his first appearance of the series after replacing Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer endured an evening to forget as he recorded his worst figures in a T20 international of 4-0-60-1.
