Morgan: No going back for England

EOIN Morgan has demanded England’s batsmen maintain their aggressive outlook despite his dramatic mis-fire against Australia in Adelaide. Having sewn up the series 3-0 in Sydney, the fourth one-day international saw England return to the scene of their 2015 World Cup defeat by Bangladesh — the wake-up call that inspired an overhaul of England’s 50-over cricket. This time they lost their first five wickets for just eight runs, a collapse from which they never fully recovered, despite Chris Woakes’ face-saving 78. But Morgan, whose side will be hoping to finish on a high in Perth tomorrow, insists there is no going back. ‘We don’t want to lose our positive mindset but it’s a balancing act,’ he said after Australia chased down 197 with three wickets and 13 overs in hand. ‘It was about finding a balance, to take the game to them but also get through a tough period. We don’t want to wipe 10 overs out of the game and say “they bowled well so we only got 15-20 runs”. ‘We still want to take the game forward. I’d rather probably be 40 for two than 20 for none. We just need to get better at playing that way.’ THE remaining directors of USA Gymnastics will resign following revelations that the former national team doctor sexually abused female athletes, complying with a demand from the U.S. Olympic Committee. The doctor, Larry Nassar, was handed an effective life prison sentence this week and the USOC were to strip the group of its power to run its sport if the remaining 16 directors did not resign by Wednesday. Five have already resigned.