England's poor showing in the first T20I against India smacked of a side that has already achieved its major goal, according to David Lloyd.
Surprise
Speaking to
Sky Sports after the defeat, stand-in skipper Morgan - who made five from nine balls - admitted: "That positivity wasn't there in our batting and we lacked about 15 or 20."
However, Bumble insisted that the skipper shouldn't take the blame for England's comprehensive defeat - instead stressing how surprised he was that Lumb was chosen to open the batting.
"I thought Eoin Morgan was absolutely terrific - his demeanour on the field, the way that he addressed his players," he said. "He's got that poker face - he never, ever changes his expression. He's exactly the same when he's batting.
"But you can't do anything if your opening bowler bowls three wides in the first over; that's not down to the captain - all he can do is change the bowling so he will want a better performance from his team. I hope he gives them a kick up the backside.
"Michael Lumb was a surprise selection; this is a young side but he's 32. He's the oldest in the team and Jonny Bairstow doesn't play; apparently he's not a good player of spin.
"But neither is Michael Lumb so the opportunity there would be for England to have Luke Wright there as the opening batsman. He's come from the Big Bash. Get Wright in and Bairstow. too.
"Lumb is not going to get any better. He did really well in the World Twenty20 in the West Indies - well, that was 'years ago'."
Impressed
In contrast,
Sky Sports pundits Marcus Trescothick and Nick Knight singled out Lumb's fellow opener Hales - who hit seven fours and two sixes in his 35-ball 56 - for particular praise.
"I was really impressed with Hales," said Trescothick, who averaged 55 in his three T20Is for England. "He's done it a couple of times now at the top of the order. At the back end of the World Cup he was showing signs of really dominating; he really took it on.
"The boundaries here aren't the biggest and the pitch, with it being good, you can hit it and it flies out of the ground almost. I was really impressed. He's starting to develop into a key member of the opening partnership."
Knight added: "He seems to be a slightly unsung hero. There are a lot of other players in the development and performance squads that we often read about and talk about in the media.
"That was quite an important innings for him because he doesn't often get talked about when it comes to the one-day internationals but maybe, just maybe if he keeps putting in performances like that in Twenty20 cricket then maybe he's got a chance of playing in the longer forms as well."
Watch the second T20I between India and England live on Sky Sports 1 HD this Saturday from 1pm.
