Wednesday 25 November 2015 16:52, UK
England limited overs captain Eoin Morgan says he will continue pressing his team to play a bold brand of cricket.
Morgan's side are fresh from a 3-1 ODI series win over Pakistan which culminated in Jos Buttler hitting an astonishing 46-ball century in the final match.
And Morgan wants his team to continue playing in a hugely aggressive fashion in the upcoming three-match Twenty20 series against the same opposition, which gets under way in Dubai on Thursday.
Morgan said: "Our strategy is quite simple - to continue testing ourselves and our ability, regardless of any situation we play.
"We are trying to test our boundaries and capabilities as players. We don't know what our boundaries are at the moment, so it's important to keep pushing them as far as we can."
And Morgan believes these upcoming matches will serve as ideal practice ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in India next March as, unlike for the recent Test series, sizeable crowds are expected.
"I think it will be brilliant preparation," he said. "It's no good playing in front of nobody here, and you go to a World Cup in front of 40,000.
"That's a key aspect for new guys who come in, and for senior players to lead the way. We are lucky our squad doesn't change a great deal from one-day to Twenty20, and that's been aided by the fact we've changed the brand we play in ODIs, so it also is very relevant in Twenty20."
England failed to reach the knockout stages at the 50-over World Cup earlier this year but have performed with great verve in limited overs cricket since and Morgan is delighted with the team's improvement.
"I think our progress since the start of the summer has been outstanding," he said. "We continue to push our boundaries, and the opposition, at every stage of the game.
"We've never taken a negative step, a backward step, since we've come together as a squad. As long as that continues, and we're really honest with ourselves and learn along the way, it will hold us in good stead for the Twenty20 World Cup.
"I'm really excited. I think we have a lot more to offer. We're going to come up against similar challenges (to the ODIs) but are obviously going to have to be a lot more aggressive."
And Morgan feels Buttler is capable of repeating his record-breaking innings of last week.
"Jos has done it away from home now, and that will give him a huge amount of confidence," he said.
"It's not unrealistic to see another innings similar to the one in the last ODI because I certainly wasn't surprised, watching it. I hope he can continue his outstanding performances, and improve on his consistency."
