Paul Farbrace calls on England to develop winning mentality
Friday 13 November 2015 19:16, UK
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace said his side need to stop talking about developing as a side and start winning instead.
Pakistan cruised to victory by six wickets in the opening one-day international against England on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi.
England were bowled out for 216 after winning the toss and batting first, with Mohammad Hafeez hitting an 11th one-day international hundred.
The second ODI takes place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 10.30am.
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Farbrace said: "We have a group that need to learn quickly and we've said many times, it is not about developing. We can't keep talking about developing - it is about winning. That's the bottom line.
"But we have got a team here that have got an opportunity to show - a bit like James Taylor has done during the summer - he got left out of the New Zealand series and took his opportunity in the Australia series.
"You look at the bowling group, you've got people out of this group back in England either being rested or having injuries treated.
"[Steven] Finn, [Ben] Stokes, [Mark] Wood, [Stuart] Broad, [James] Anderson - there are a lot of bowlers who could come in and we know would enhance this group and make us a better team.
"So it is up to the guys that are here to show they deserve to be in the side and to stay in the side for the long term and take the opportunities but win at the same time."
Farbrace said it was vital the side responded with an immediate victory against Pakistan to stay in with a chance of winning the series and is confident they are capable of doing so.
"We think we have the ability and the players in our team to win this series," he said. "We want to win - and it's really important we do.
"It's about winning the game... 'what do we have to do, did we learn quickly enough about the surface the other day, did we bowl the right way on that surface, did we play the right shots on that surface?'.
"The answer probably would be no.
"I think we waited a little bit too long to bowl our slower balls and cutters, and certainly some of our shots were not ones you want to be seen repeated on Friday, because if they are we'll get the same thing.
"Last night's conversation, which wasn't an inquest, was 'what have we learned, what do we need to do better and how can we make sure we win the next game?"'
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