The England cricket team had a torrid run as they prepared for the ODI World Cup warm-up match against India in Guwahati. England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow took to Instagram to share the update on the England team’s journey, which apparently lasted more than 38 hours. Bairstow shared a photo of an England player in the economy class of a flight, summarizing the difficulties the players had to endure. In the photo, the players look exhausted from the long flight as they are surrounded by fellow passengers during the flight.
Bairstow captioned the post “total chaos” and went on to write “the final stage coming…was a journey”. He then added “38 hours and counting…” with a laughing emoji.
Jonny Bairstow’s Instagram story.
The England team reached Guwahati in an economy class flight. pic.twitter.com/r3Uf3Klchz
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 29, 2023
According to an ANI report, both the English and Indian players have reached Guwahati. England pin all-rounder Moeen Ali, spinner Adil Rashid, batsman Joe Root and some members of the coaching/support staff were captured while on their way to the team bus.
England have two warm-up matches scheduled before the ODI World Cup begins. After taking on England, India will play the Netherlands in their second warm-up match in Thiruvananthapuram on October 3. England’s second warm-up match is against Bangladesh in Guwahati on October 2.
India will kick off their World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai from October 8.
On the other hand, England will kick-start their title defense against New Zealand from October 5 in Ahmedabad in a replay of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup final.
English selection:Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
With ANI inputs
Topics mentioned in this article