England vs India 2018: 5 reasons why England lost the first T20I

#5 Failure to pick up early wickets

Willey flattered to deceive after the first over, as did Plunkett and Jordan

In a summer in which England's batsmen have been breaking records for fun, it was only a matter of time before they slipped up in a game. And that is to be expected but what wasn't was England's complete lack of firepower with the ball during the powerplay.

Although David Willey got rid of Shikhar Dhawan in the first over, that was thanks to an inside edge more than a Jaffa from the left-arm seamer. When you are defending a below-par total, you need to step up with the ball and pick up early wickets. Letting the opposition score in excess of fifty in the powerplay won't cut it.

England failed to pick up early wickets and paid the price as they were comfortably beaten by India.