Phil Salt referred to as on England to puff their chests out, get up and maintain their T20 World Cup hopes alive, saying on Friday that once they deliver their A-game “sides cannot reside with us”.
Harry Brook’s facet fell to the West Indies in Mumbai on Wednesday and now want wins over Scotland and Italy within the subsequent three days in Kolkata to be assured to succeed in the Tremendous Eights from Group C.
England performed their first two matches at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and had been under their exhilarating finest that has seen them win 12 of their final 14 T20 internationals.
They squeezed house by simply 4 runs in opposition to Nepal in a last-ball thriller on Sunday after which misplaced by 30 runs to the West Indies to finish an eight-match profitable streak.
“It is simply two video games the place I feel it is truthful to say we’ve not been at our greatest. Not 10 or 12 video games,” mentioned Salt.
In each matches they struggled within the center overs, with Brook suggesting after the West Indies defeat that his facet had been too tentative with their batting of their 197 chase.
“The alternatives are in entrance of us and are there to exit and play with some persona and specific your self,” Salt instructed reporters at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
“As a result of after we try this, sides cannot reside with us. We all know that a lot.”
The explosive Salt obtained England off to a roaring begin with 30 off 14 balls in opposition to the West Indies earlier than they collapsed from 74-1 to 166 all out.
“It is about bringing it to that night time and in that second once you’ve obtained a choice to make, taking the optimistic choice together with your chest out and placing a stamp on the sport.”
England had been shocked by Eire within the group section of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia earlier than occurring to elevate the trophy.
“Clearly we did that in 2022 and we’ll look to try this once more right here,” mentioned England opener Salt.
The temper within the camp remained “fairly optimistic”, he added.
“If we may be that genuine facet of ourselves, chest out, taking the sport on and being sensible, there’s nothing to cease us.
“If we wish to go deep into this World Cup, we will must do precisely that.”
England named an unchanged facet to face Scotland on Saturday.
Jofra Archer retains the brand new ball duties regardless of conceding 90 runs from his eight overs within the two matches in Mumbai.
England group to play Scotland: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (capt), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.
