It isn't sudden at all. There has been a marked deterioration in quality over the last few months. I imagine what Ian taught them/showed them was not a magic formula that they could use at the drop of a hat but instead a series of processes that develop their skills and mindset. (Malinga can bowl a mean yorker, seemingly at will - but he still practices bowling it regularly) As international professionals, it is their duty to continuously practice and strive to be world-class. Our bowlers, particularly someone like Shafiul, seems to have fallen into a rut. How else can you explain Shafiul going from the bowler who got an in-form Trott out during the death overs in Bristol to the pale facsimile that you see doling out half-trackers in Pallekele?
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