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ating that kind of start this year.The Lions host Los Angeles next weekend, the second of three consecutive home
Eoin Morgan has backed England to respond strongly to their mini slump in form in white-ball cricket ahead of Marchs World T20.England were thumped by South Africa in the second T20I in Johannesburg on Sunday to lose the series 2-0, having been beaten 3-2 in the preceding ODI series despite taking a 2-0 lead.The tourists shipped their final seven wickets for a paltry 14 runs at the Wanderers during a fifth straight limited-overs defeat, but Morgan insists his side have the hunger to bounce back. We are a very young and exciting team who on our day can beat any side in the world but we might also have a blip along the way with inexperience we have. Eoin Morgan We have to take the good with the bad, he said. We are a very young and exciting team who on our day can beat any side in the world but we might also have a blip along the way with inexperience we have.When you are winning all the time you dont always appreciate it but now we are being tested so it is a good stage for us - how we come back from it is more important than anything. Watch a pick of the action from Englands innings during the second T20 of the series against South Africa We were so far behind the eight ball at the previous World Cup that we have so much ground to make up as we try and play a brutal way, like South Africa do with bat and ball, and win a world tournament.We just havent been good enough over the last few games and havent deserved to win but we talk about it all the time and guys are hungry to learn, which is a good sign, so we are optimistic ahead of the World T20.Reflecting on Englands batting collapse, which was triggered by Jos Buttler (54) and Morgan (38) falling from successive balls in the 17th over with the scores on 157, the captain added: It was a pretty brutal day. Ben Stokes slumps after Morgan is run out at the non-strikers end It started pretty well, we were in a commanding position and it looked like we could get 180, 190 or even 200 if Buttler hit his straps but then it fell away - our strategy was right but the execution of our skills was poor.Morgan also defended Englands decision to draft in batsman Sam Billings in place of left-arm seamer David Willey as South Africa surpassed his teams total of 171 with 32 balls to spare, thanks chiefly to AB de Villiers (71 from 29) and Hashim Amla (69no from 38).We wanted to bat deep but also wanted to put it in the bowlers hands with just five of them and Joe Root as the sixth, he added.I dont think it would have made much difference unless we had a chinaman or a leg-spinner to give us variations on such a good wicket.Watch the ICC World T20, live on Sky Sports from March 8.Also See:South Africa crush EnglandWATCH: Story of second T20IFixtures/resultsLive cricket on SkyGet Sky SportsCricket videosJerseys For Sale Outlet . 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LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new.ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Over and over, the officials announced that Detroits Corey Robinson was reporting as an eligible receiver -- a sign of just how banged up the Lions are in certain areas.Robinson is an offensive tackle and wears No. 70, but with their tight end corps thin because of injuries, the Lions used him there during their win over Philadelphia last weekend.Hes been asking for a few routes here and there, coach Jim Caldwell joked.With Robinson filling his unusual role and Golden Tate lining up in the backfield some, the Lions showed some creativity in their 24-23 win Sunday. Detroit is dealing with significant injuries at tight end, running back, linebacker and on the defensive line, but the victory over the Eagles helped the Lions regain their footing a bit after three straight losses.We were starting a new quarter of the season, Tate said. We like to break it up into four quarters, and it was the second quarter of the season. Obviously, the first quarter didnt go so well, so we just wanted to start off 1-0.Detroit (2-3) was without tight end Eric Ebron (ankle, knee), defensive end Ziggy Ansah (ankle) and linebacker DeAndre Levy (knee, quadriceps) on Sunday. Running back Ameer Abdullah (foot) has also been out.Considering all that, the Lions looked surprisingly crisp in the first half, when they scored on all three of their possessions and led 21-10 after two quarters.The 6-foot-7, 317-pound Robinson made his first career start and played 19 snaps. The Lions werent about to throw the ball to him, but Robinson is certainly capable of providing extra blocking as a tight end, and Caldwell was pleased with the way he moved around.We typically dont put those guys in motion if we can help it, but I thought he did pretty well, Caldwell said Monday.dddddddddddd He did show an aptitude to handle a little bit of a skill position in that regard, so he did pretty well. Didnt have to worry about him jumping offsides or anything of that nature.Tate hasnt had a great season so far at wide receiver, and the Lions moved him around as well Sunday. In addition to his three catches for 39 yards, he also had three carries for 6 yards.The Lions were coming off a particularly unimpressive performance in a loss at Chicago , so beating the previously undefeated Eagles was an important step. Detroit lost seven of its first eight games last season, and there has been pressure to avoid repeating that kind of start this year.The Lions host Los Angeles next weekend, the second of three consecutive home games. Theyll face Washington the following weekend, so the hope in Detroit is that the victory over the Eagles can be the start of an extended stretch of better football.Every win is important. I think its more so what you do after that that counts, Caldwell said. The work weve got to put in and all those kinds of things will make a tremendous difference in that regard, so weve got to go back to work and straighten out the problems we had. But its better to build on that platform than a loss, obviously.Game notesThe Lions announced that beer ($3.50) and hot dogs ($2.50) will be sold at 1991 prices for Sundays game. Detroit is honoring its 1991 team that reached the NFC championship game.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '