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#2. England find their mojo in ODIs - 2015

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For several decades England embraced ODI cricket with suspicion and wasn't keen on innovating. The rest of the world made several changes in the ODI format but England cricket remained aloof and the results weren't surprising.

England's ODI team was out-dated as it was filled with players who had limited skills of excelling in the ODI format. Then came the 2015 world cup, their biggest disappoint in the limited overs format in the modern era.

New Zealand annihilated them. Australia pulverized them and by the time Bangladesh knocked them out of the tournament, it wasn't a shocking news anymore.

But in the ruins of their abysmal performance, England had found the blueprint of redemption. Eoin Morgan, their skipper found a like-minded friend in Andrew Strauss who had taken the reins of England cricket in his hands in 2015 and the duo brought sweeping changes in the ODI format.

PItches became flat, players were encouraged to take risks and follow their natural game, IPL was accepted and soon England cricket bred players who specialized in the shorter format of the game.

England defeated the visitors, New Zealand and Australia in 2015 courtesy of their aggressive brand of cricket and also routed Pakistan in UAE in the same year.

In the last couple of years, the English team has gone from strength to strength and has become a world power in ODI cricket.

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