SA vs ENG | Thereās a nice balance going on with instinctive Eoin Morgan and live analysis, claims Jos ButtlerĀ
England won the T20I series 3-0 against South Africa
|Jos Buttler has claimed that there is a nice balance going on in the team when it comes to decision making with āinstinctiveā captain Eoin Morgan and the live analysis provided to him by the teamās performance analyst Nathan Leamon. He added that the team must be careful while using the information.
With the win in the third T20I against South Africa, England completed their clean sweep on the Proteas in a rather dominating fashion, and with that also claimed the top spot on the ICC rankings. However, the most interesting thing about the series was the use of a system where coded information was passed from the teamās performance analyst to captain Eoin Morgan during their limited-overs matches against South Africa.Ā
In the third T20I win in Cape Town on Tuesday, England analyst Nathan Leamon had placed a series of numbers and letters on clipboards on the teamās dressing room balcony to give Morgan suggestions for the on-field match-ups during South Africaās innings. This practice of using coded messages has already been cleared with the match referee and anti-corruption officials.
England vice-captain Jos Buttler highlighted the importance of using analytics in the game.Ā
ā(Leamon) was calling out the EuroMillions numbers - the lads were checking their tickets!,ā Buttler joked after the match.
āSeriously, analysis has become such a huge part of the game,ā he told Sky Sports.
The ECB have named the system ālive informational resourceā that Morgan could choose to use or ignore on the field. Buttler added that it provides a good balance on the field with āinstinctiveā captain Morgan.Ā
āEoin is one of the best captains in the world, a fantastic, instinctive captain, and thereās a nice balance going on,ā Buttler said.
āYou have to be careful how you use the information best - there still has to be an instinctive, intuitive side to the game but if you can use analysis to better that then it is a force for good.ā
