England suffered a whitewash in the ODI series against India, following the 1-4 T20I series loss.
With this loss, the Three Lions conceded the ODI series 0-3. Earlier in the tour, they had suffered a 1-4 defeat at the hands of India in the five-T20I series.
After the debacle, former skipper Kevin Pietersen slammed England's approach throughout the series. He accused the Jos Buttler-led side of practically not practising at all during the course of the series.
"They had one practice session, the day before the Nagpur game. They haven't practiced since. Only one batter who had a net was Joe Root. Sorry, but you cannot come to the sub-continent, keep on making the same mistake and then not practice. There is not a single sportsperson who goes into a series, into a career and decides 'I am going to get better without practice.' I am sorry. I was flabbergasted, when I learnt England hasn't practiced since the first game," Pietersen said after the third India vs England ODI.
"I get it. Enjoy yourselves. These are the best times of your lives. Play golf. Go out, eat at a beautiful restaurant. But you get paid to score runs. That is why you get paid. You get paid to win games of cricket. You don't get paid to play golf. This is not a golf tour, this is a cricket tour. You practice so that you leave on a flight tomorrow knowing 'I have given my everything to win a game of cricket for England'. There is not one person in that England dressing room that can get on a plane tomorrow, may be Joe Root because he is the only one who tried and practiced.
"I am gutted, that I have to say that you can disrespect Indian conditions and India so much. I am absolutely gutted as an Englishman."
Later on, Pietersen took to social media platform X and expressed his shock that England did not have one team practice session since losing the first ODI and T20I series.
Meanwhile, England skipper Buttler admitted that his team was outclassed by India in the three-match ODI series.
"Similar to the whole tour, we were outplayed by a fantastic team. Our approach is the right one, it's just that we haven't executed well. They put a great score on the board. Shubman played a great innings. We got off to a great start again but it's a familiar story for us. We need to find a way to bat for longer. We were up against a really good side that keeps challenging us," said Buttler in the post-match presentation.
England will need to make quick changes to their approach ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, slated to get underway on February 19 in Karachi. They will open their CT campaign against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on February 22.