Going into this year’s Cricket World Cup, England were dreaming of defending the crown they worked so hard to win in front of their own fans in 2019.
Four years on and England are on the brink of winning something yet again, only this time it’s the unenviable wooden spoon.Join Kayo now and start streaming instantly >
“How have a side that has Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root and Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler and Mark Wood and Adil Rashid and all the talent in that dressing room ended up in that position?” Just four players in the England squad at the World Cup are under 30: Harry Brook , Sam Curran , Gus Atkinson , Bryson Carse and Reece Topley .Additionally, six players from the triumphant 2019 squad returned for this year’s World Cup.
Eoin Morgan, who captained the 2019 side to victory, also is aware of just how “flat” the mood would have been in the England changing room after the India defeat. “In English white-ball cricket there will be a huge sense of a missed opportunity, because the quality in that changing room is hard to come by.”
Given the Netherlands’ stunning upset of South Africa, it wouldn’t be out of the question to suggest England might not win another game at this World Cup.
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