Leeds, Sept. 3 -- Former captain Michael Atherton minced no words while unleashing a scathing tirade on England for being "caught cold and napping" during the opening ODI against South Africa at Headingley.

England's catastrophic performance echoed in Leeds as South Africa drubbed the hosts comfortably to take a 1-0 lead with a seven-wicket victory in the opening ODI. Since the 'Bazball' introduction in the white-ball format, England got off a lightning-quick start and raced to 82/2 in 14 overs.

However, a batting collapse that seemed to come out of nowhere saw them collapse at 131 in just 24.3 overs. Debutant Sonny Baker's bizarre 76-run seven-over spell, which saw him concede the most runs for England in the maiden match, summed up th...