In case you didn’t know…
Before the tournament, England were clear favourites to lift the World Cup. They were on their way to the semi-finals after winning important games during the initial part of the tournament. But, Eoin Morgan’s team suffered two consecutive losses to Sri Lanka and then Australia, which has further complicated their road to the playoffs.
After the loss to arch-rivals Australia, former England captain Michael Vaughan criticized the England team in a radio interview. Vaughan said:
The heart of the matter
When asked about Vaughan’s interview and Kevin Pietersen tweet, here is how Jonny Bairstow responded:
Bairstow further went on say that people are waiting for England to fail. He also stated that the current English team has done exceedingly well in the tournament.
What’s next?
England are set to take on an unbeaten Indian team at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. The hosts need to beat India to stay alive in the tournament. If they lose against India then they must beat New Zeland and wait for other results to go their way in order to qualify for the semi-finals.
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