England need to work hard, says skipper Strauss

Updated on: 16 March,2009 11:19 AM IST |
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Andrew Strauss admitted England have plenty to work on for the one-day series after slumping to an emphatic six-wicket defeat against West Indies in last night's T20 international.

Andrew Strauss admitted England have plenty to work on for the one-day series after slumping to an emphatic six-wicket defeat against West Indies in last night's T20 international.

Dismissed for a lowly 121 at the Queen's Park Oval after debutant Steven Davies top-scored with 27, England never looked likely to end their wait for their first international victory of the winter with West Indies sealing their triumph with two overs to spare.

Ramnaresh Sarwan hit a match-winning 59 off only 46 balls and England will now travel to Guyana for Friday's opening ODI desperately looking for a formula to beat West Indies.

"We did a lot of things wrong with the bat if we're honest with ourselves. We lost wickets at regular intervals, the guys that did get in, didn't go through. There's plenty to work on, we're disappointed with the way we played," he added.

Meanwhile, Man of the Match Sarwan was delighted with his team's all-round display. "We fielded really well as a group and hopefully we can continue that. It is important to find consistency," said Sarwan.

Brief scores: England 121 all out in 19.1 overs (S davies 27, A Strauss 22; SJ Benn 3-24) lost to West Indies 123/4 (R Sarwan 59, L Simmons 23; A Khan 2-34) in 18 overs

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