St Johns’ [Antigua], November 3: Following his side’s win over West Indies in the second ODI in which he scored an explosive ton, England stand-in skipper Liam Livingstone said that he feels that he is getting back to his best after practicing “certain things” in nets.
An explosive century from stand-in skipper Livingstone and half-centuries from Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell powered England to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI on Saturday night.
Following the game, Livingstone said during the post-match presentation. “Certain things I have done in practice and at the end of the season in England felt like I have been getting back to my best. Maturing and I am enjoying my cricket and if I am enjoying my cricket, I play well. Pretty proud day.”
Livingstone said that the team tried taking some risks early on and the wind was very strong.
“Target the death overs and that is what me and Sammy (Sam Curran) were trying and it worked out perfectly. He played beautifully, I have batted a lot and played a lot of cricket with Sammy, he hit the second ball he faced which was a no-ball for six and did not look back. I trusted him. We needed somebody in our top 6 to help us get a big score, Salty batted beautifully, he put the pressure on them. We took wickets throughout, we were sloppy on the field but our bowlers did well. Looking forward to Barbados. We have got a lot of young boys still learning the ropes in international cricket, will do them a world of good, rest up and try to win the series,” he added.