England meeting replaces training

England cancelled their practice ahead of the fifth one-dayer against India in Cuttack in favour of a team meeting as they look to salvage some pride.

Having lost the first four of the seven-match series, coach Peter Moores and captain Kevin Pietersen opted not to train at the Barabati Stadium.
"We thought it'd be better to go over and identify areas that have not gone right," explained batsman Owais Shah.



The decision followed a management meeting involving Moores, Pietersen, senior players Paul Collingwood and Andrew Flintoff and the backroom staff at the team hotel in Bhubaneshwar on Monday.
It was decided a change of routine would be better for the squad as they try to find a winning formula and end India's run of successive wins.

"Everyone feels they are hitting the ball OK and the bowlers feel all right," added Shah. "I think the guys thought we would get more out of discussing particular aspects of where we've gone wrong and try and put them right.

"Sport at this level is more mental than anything you do in the field so we feel if we can make the mental adjustments it should put us in a better frame of mind to go and perform.

"We need to get hundreds. Whoever gets in on the day has to be the man to kick on."