London, Aug. 1 -- : England cricketer Sam Billings feels that cementing his place in the team's middle-order is a tough task looking at the bench strength England have in the one day set up.

Billings smashed a match-winning 67 on Thursday in the first match against Ireland. The gutsy knock will guarantee him a place in the playing XI for the next matches also it will be the first time since 2017 that he will bat more than once in an ODI series.

However, the wicket-keeper batsman feels batting in the middle order is tough as everyone expects you to whack all around the park in the last five overs or you have to build the innings when you come early to bat in the innings.

"The middle-order role is a very tough one. You've got to be very ad...