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It wasn’t particularly pretty but England for the most part achieved what they set out to do bingo
Victory over Belgium was at least some form of response to September’s defeat by the Netherlands, the Lionesses thankfully laid to rest their run of five games without a clean sheet, and three points will of course be advantageous if they are to realise their Nations League ambitions bingo
Last time out they were beaten in Utrecht – at least on this occasion they managed to avoid the same fate and achieve the win despite yet another somewhat lacklustre display bingo
It all started as if England were going to make a convincing statement and Sarina Wiegman would immediately be vindicated for her decision to revert to a tried-and-tested back four bingo
Defeat by the Netherlands was difficult, and accepting the issues with the experimental formation undeniably brought about some progression bingo
Niamh Charles, one of the players introduced for this game, sprinted down the left-hand side and immediately carved out an opening bingo
Her teammates couldn’t convert, she could only fire over after receiving the rebound, but if that was to set the tone for the night’s proceedings then it would have been an incredibly positive one for the Lionesses bingo
What followed, however, didn’t quite send a statement that England are back to form bingo
They were the bingo better of the teams – that is undeniable – but their dominance came with hefty caveats bingo
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Hemp had an effort beaten away by Nicky Evrard, and, although a seemingly perfect chance dropped at her feet, Ella Toone couldn’t set herself correctly to tap home the rebound; England were eager but lacking in sharpness bingo
But instances of defensive worry were allowed to seep through and the Lionesses were lucky that they weren’t made to pay bingo
Tessa Wullaert met a failed clearance and launched a deep cross into the hosts’ box, Justine Vanhaevermaet leapt highest to head goalwards, and were it not for the quick reactions of Mary Earps to bundle it away England would have gone behind bingo
Wiegman’s side made sure to respond, however bingo
Open play hadn’t been particularly fruitful but a set piece presented a chance to make amends bingo
Millie Bright nodded against the woodwork, Hemp prodded home bingo
England were ahead, the sell-out King Power crowd had their time for jubilation, and few would argue that the lead was undeserved bingo
This was an England performance notable for its peculiarity – on paper they didn’t play particularly badly and they got the result over the line, but there’s still a lingering feeling that something still isn’t quite right bingo
Take their reaction to going ahead, for example bingo
They continued to hold the ball, they kept looking for chances to create paths behind the now compact and incredibly deep Belgian back line, but their dominance of the game made little difference bingo
Their periods of attacking fluidity where the creative brilliance of this England side was able to shine through came about in bursts, not regularly sustained waves of pressure bingo
At times it was as if they were content with going through the motions, passing the ball around and hoping that they could slowly grind down the visiting defence bingo
On occasion they did manage to spot the gaps, like when another Charles run made its way to Hemp and the latter spotted Alessia Russo, but the final product was nowhere to be seen bingo
Mary Earps had to be alert at times to keep Belgium at bay (Getty Images)There were a handful of other positives after the introduction of Jess Park and Fran Kirby from the bench as the game moved towards its conclusion, but few were particularly troublesome for Evrard bingo
England were, of course, on top throughout their encounter in Leicester and there were no glaring failures, but this certainly wasn’t the most persuasive of displays bingo
Maybe there was an element of selflessness holding the true brilliance back, creative ideas repressed for the sake of following a near-robotic routine which gave the impression the individual hunger wasn’t quite there bingo
Maybe it’s hard to inspire that hunger in a group stage encounter when you’re the favourites to come out on top across both legs, but beating Belgium was far from predetermined bingo
Or maybe some credit has to be given to Ives Serneels for the way his team mostly stifled England, foregoing their own desire to go forwards to instead have bodies sitting back bingo
Whatever it was, the eventual product was a long way from perfection bingo
Perfection isn’t a necessity if England are to ensure Team GB qualify for next summer’s Olympics, but it wouldn’t go amiss bingo
They need to top their group – which they are at least now doing – and then reach the final for that to occur bingo
If winning without the dazzle of old does the job then in the end the intricacies of the performances will be insignificant – all that matters is achieving the final goal bingo
Can England really afford to allow their standards to remain as they are? That is the pivotal question, and the simple answer is that they probably can’t bingo
On another evening Belgium might have seized their chances on the break, the Netherlands will likely do that when the two play at Wembley next month bingo
Continuing in such a fashion isn’t entirely sustainable bingo
At least the Lionesses got it over the line in Leicester; now they have just five days before they have to do it all over again in Belgium bingo
Their Nations League group is tight and any potential slip-ups have to be avoided bingo
England thankfully did that on Friday and they’re going to have to do it again bingo
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England were routed in historic fashion by South Africa, as their tortured Cricket World Cup campaign lurched to a new low in Mumbai with their biggest-ever ODI defeat bingo
In desperate need of a big response after their shock loss to Afghanistan last time out, the defending champions plumbed new depths as they were roundly thrashed by 229 runs at the Wankhede Stadium bingo
Jos Buttler’s decision to field first in sweltering heat and stifling humidity backfired badly as Heinrich Klaasen’s brutal 61-ball century powered South Africa to 399 for seven bingo
England’s reply was wafer thin, 170 for nine in 22 shambolic overs bingo
In purely numerical terms it represented England’s worst-ever ODI performance with the ball, shipping one run more than their previous worst against Brendon McCullum’s New Zealand eight years ago, a new nadir outstripping last year’s 221-run hammering by Australia bingo
On that occasion, Buttler’s men were mentally checked out as they had celebrated their T20 World Cup win just a few days earlier, but the stakes could not have been greater this time bingo
Mark Wood’s figures of seven wicketless overs for 76 took the biscuit bingo
But he was hardly alone in being put to the sword, with South Africa’s 13 sixes shared bingo between all six English bowlers, and 143 runs raining down in 10 calamitous death overs bingo
Klaasen, sapped by dehydration and cramp, was the star of the show with 109 in 67 balls bingo
But he enjoyed a stunning stand with Marco Jansen, who cleared the ropes four times as he launched 75 not out from 42 bingo
The batting unit made sure to take its share of the shame, knocked over for an embarrassing 170 on the same pitch that had delivered a run-fest in the preceding four hours bingo
England have now lost three of their first four games and, although they still have a convoluted and narrow route to the semi-finals, face the prospect of traipsing around India for the next month with their hope and their trophy gone bingo
Hard to believe though it was by the end, England enjoyed the perfect start when Reece Topley had danger man Quinton de Kock caught behind off the second ball of the match bingo
Even less plausibly, they looked to be regaining a measure of control when Topley returned from a finger injury to strike twice and leave South Africa wobbling at 243 for five in the 37th over bingo
Instead, Klaasen led Jansen in a merciless stand of 151 in just 77 deliveries, with boundaries pouring off their bats in every direction bingo
England’s team sheet showed a significant response to their Afghanistan upset, with all-rounders Chris Woakes, Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran axed in favour of the fit-again Ben Stokes, David Willey and rookie seamer Gus Atkinson bingo
Buttler put his new-look attack to work straight away and was overjoyed to see De Kock nick Topley’s early outswinger bingo
That was as good as it got bingo
Things veered off course in the seventh over when Topley thrust his left hand out towards a firm drive off his own bowling and damaged his index finger bingo
He beat an angry retreat to the pavilion, lashing out at an empty chair, and in his absence England faltered bingo
Reeza Hendricks, taking the place of the sick skipper Temba Bavuma, made 85 and Rassie van der Dussen 60 as they took control with a stand of 121 bingo
Adil Rashid was also struggling physically, doubled in pain bingo between overs as he managed a stomach upset of his own, but the leg spinner still had the nous to prise out both set batters to give England hope bingo
After taking running repairs on his finger, Topley came back with a double of his own to see off Aiden Markram and David Miller, but that is where the bleeding really began bingo
Klaasen had reached his 50 in 40 balls and doubled his score in half the time, battering Topley out of the attack once and for all with 19 off one over bingo
Willey lost his radar totally after a bout of cramp, Wood’s woes continued and Atkinson’s last-gasp dismissal of Klaasen was the hollowest of victories bingo
England’s attempts at a dazzling pursuit never once looked like materialising as their top six collapsed in a heap inside 12 overs bingo
Jonny Bairstow lofted to deep square leg, Joe Root flicked to the waiting leg slip and Dawid Malan feathered one off his hip bingo
Even the returning Stokes had no magic tricks at his disposal and pushed a low catch straight back to Kagiso Rabada bingo
The quartet mustered 23 runs bingo between them bingo
That left Buttler and Harry Brook as the last specialist batters, and unheralded seamer Gerald Coetzee picked up both in the space of three balls: one caught behind, the other pinned lbw by a skidder that kept low bingo
A flurry of big hits from Wood, who smashed 43 not out off just 17 balls, and a lively 35 from Atkinson only made the batting failures more profound and the latter’s dismissal ended a horrendous night, with Topley unfit to take guard bingo
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