England face Pakistan in 3rd ODI at Trent Bridge, live on Sky Sports
Tuesday 30 August 2016 13:18, UK
England face Pakistan in the 3rd ODI at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 1.30pm.
Paceman Liam Plunkett says he thinks the current England limited overs side is the best he has been a member of.
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Eoin Morgan's men are on a run of eight matches unbeaten in white ball cricket this summer and will bid to make it 3-0 on Tuesday in their best-of-five ODI series against Pakistan.
And Plunkett, who has been involved with the England set-up, albeit intermittently, since 2005, and has 41 ODI caps, thinks the current one-day side are a powerhouse unit.
Reflecting on his England career he said: "At the start, you are perhaps a little bit in awe of people around you, like [Andrew] Flintoff and KP [Kevin Pietersen]... but now I feel you can win a game (yourself).
"We had individuals in the past, but I feel this is the best team.
"We had that New Zealand series last year, when we showed what we could do, and have gone from strength to strength.
"Even when we lost that series in South Africa, we were not discouraged. We carried on and kept backing what we did.
"This is the best one-day team I have played with but we know we can improve, which is the best thing."
England may need to be wary this week, having lost the South Africa series which Plunkett mentioned 3-2 after leading 2-0.
But they were convincing winners against Sri Lanka earlier this summer and Plunkett wants a repeat performance.
"In the Sri Lanka (ODI) series, we were ahead, and we won all the games we needed to there, so it'll be the same mindset now," he said.
"We need to improve, we all agree on that, and we're still trying to take it up a notch.
"We want to win this series 5-0, not 3-0, so we're trying to focus on winning every game."
Don't miss England v Pakistan in the 3rd ODI at Trent Bridge, live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 1.30pm on Tuesday.
