<p>India captain Mahendra Dhoni said losing the toss affected his side’s performance but called it “a good exposure” for the batsmen in seaming conditions.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India lost the fifth and last one-dayer to England by seven wickets on Sunday, and Dhoni admitted they needed to bat sensibly.<br /><br />“We should have won this game. If it is an early start, then the seamers get a lot of help from the wicket. I think it was a bad toss to lose but since we had already won the series, it was a good exposure for the batsmen as to how they need to play the seaming ball. <br /><br />But as the game progressed, the wicket dried up and became better to bat on. But still, throughout the game, the bowlers got a bit of swing,” Dhoni told reporters.<br /><br />“It was good that we finished off the series quite early. If you lead 3-1 in a five-match series, I would say it is a very good performance.” <br />Unfair rules<br /><br />Dhoni said they were getting used to the new rules but maintained they were unfair for bowlers. <br /><br />“Well, slowly we are getting used to it you don’t always get to know what is a good score on a wicket. One thing we have realised is that if you have wickets in hand, in the last 10 overs, more often than not on a good wicket you will score at least 100 runs which means at the end of the 35th over, if you are just 150-155, by the end of the end of the 50th overs, you will have a minimum of 250 runs if you have wickets in hand,” he said. “But still I feel it is a bit unfair on the bowlers with five fielders inside. Even the best of bowlers are struggling,” he said. <br /><br />Dhoni’s counterpart Alastair Cook was happy to close the series on a high. <br /><br />“It was very important to end the series on a high. There’s always disappointment when you come to try and win a series then lose 2-3. I thought the way the lads performed today was really good. It was Important toss to win but you still have to execute your skills and I thought our opening bowlers did that very well. When you are 49/4, it gives you a great chance to win and we did that,” said the left-handed opener from Essex.</p>
<p>India captain Mahendra Dhoni said losing the toss affected his side’s performance but called it “a good exposure” for the batsmen in seaming conditions.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India lost the fifth and last one-dayer to England by seven wickets on Sunday, and Dhoni admitted they needed to bat sensibly.<br /><br />“We should have won this game. If it is an early start, then the seamers get a lot of help from the wicket. I think it was a bad toss to lose but since we had already won the series, it was a good exposure for the batsmen as to how they need to play the seaming ball. <br /><br />But as the game progressed, the wicket dried up and became better to bat on. But still, throughout the game, the bowlers got a bit of swing,” Dhoni told reporters.<br /><br />“It was good that we finished off the series quite early. If you lead 3-1 in a five-match series, I would say it is a very good performance.” <br />Unfair rules<br /><br />Dhoni said they were getting used to the new rules but maintained they were unfair for bowlers. <br /><br />“Well, slowly we are getting used to it you don’t always get to know what is a good score on a wicket. One thing we have realised is that if you have wickets in hand, in the last 10 overs, more often than not on a good wicket you will score at least 100 runs which means at the end of the 35th over, if you are just 150-155, by the end of the end of the 50th overs, you will have a minimum of 250 runs if you have wickets in hand,” he said. “But still I feel it is a bit unfair on the bowlers with five fielders inside. Even the best of bowlers are struggling,” he said. <br /><br />Dhoni’s counterpart Alastair Cook was happy to close the series on a high. <br /><br />“It was very important to end the series on a high. There’s always disappointment when you come to try and win a series then lose 2-3. I thought the way the lads performed today was really good. It was Important toss to win but you still have to execute your skills and I thought our opening bowlers did that very well. When you are 49/4, it gives you a great chance to win and we did that,” said the left-handed opener from Essex.</p>
