Former captain Michael Vaughan says England must prepare flatter pitches at home if they are to improve their overseas record in one-day internationals.England have won their last five one-day series on home soil and seven of the last eight,
But it's a different story when they travel overseas with series defeats in three of their last six campaigns against full member nations - including 5-0 and 6-1 reverses to India and Australia - and they trail 2-0 after crushing defeats in the opening games of the ongoing five-match campaign in India.
England have also endured disappointing World Cup campaigns in the Caribbean and sub-continent in which they failed to progress beyond the last eight. In this year's event they were beaten by Ireland and Bangladesh and struggled en route to a tense victory over the Netherlands.
And Vaughan thinks green, seamer-friendly pitches in England are a key factor in the side's overseas struggles in the shorter form.
He told sportinglife.com: "In one-day cricket, they've got a lot still to learn. I think they've got the right ingredients, the right players available, they've just got to find a system that works away from home on the flatter wickets without the lateral movement you get in the UK.
"They prepare green wickets in England; they get the ball swinging around, bouncing around and you just don't get that away from home.
"They went to Australia and lost 6-1 in that series, they lost to Ireland and
But it's a different story when they travel overseas with series defeats in three of their last six campaigns against full member nations - including 5-0 and 6-1 reverses to India and Australia - and they trail 2-0 after crushing defeats in the opening games of the ongoing five-match campaign in India.
England have also endured disappointing World Cup campaigns in the Caribbean and sub-continent in which they failed to progress beyond the last eight. In this year's event they were beaten by Ireland and Bangladesh and struggled en route to a tense victory over the Netherlands.
And Vaughan thinks green, seamer-friendly pitches in England are a key factor in the side's overseas struggles in the shorter form.
He told sportinglife.com: "In one-day cricket, they've got a lot still to learn. I think they've got the right ingredients, the right players available, they've just got to find a system that works away from home on the flatter wickets without the lateral movement you get in the UK.
"They prepare green wickets in England; they get the ball swinging around, bouncing around and you just don't get that away from home.
"They went to Australia and lost 6-1 in that series, they lost to Ireland and
Bangladesh (at the World Cup), so this England team's one-day record away from home is not great.
"The last time England were In India they lost 5-0. Flower will be hoping that it's not the same again but you certainly can't back against England losing 5-0 in this series.
"It's a concern that they prepare to play on wickets in England that you're not going to get abroad. So you can always win in England but when you're travelling and get on these flatter wickets it's going to be a problem.
"I think England have got to prepare flatter wickets on their home shores because that's what you're going to get away from home," Vaughan said.
"The last time England were In India they lost 5-0. Flower will be hoping that it's not the same again but you certainly can't back against England losing 5-0 in this series.
"It's a concern that they prepare to play on wickets in England that you're not going to get abroad. So you can always win in England but when you're travelling and get on these flatter wickets it's going to be a problem.
"I think England have got to prepare flatter wickets on their home shores because that's what you're going to get away from home," Vaughan said.
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