England have a good time wicket towards Sri Lanka. Photograph: AFP
COLOMBO:
England are but to catch fireplace on the T20 World Cup, however they will not thoughts one bit if one other “ugly” win secures Harry Brook’s aspect a semi-final berth with a sport to spare.
England bowled out Sri Lanka for 95 on Sunday to open their Tremendous Eights marketing campaign with a 51-run win.
With Pakistan and Zimbabwe’s conflict on Saturday being washed out, a win towards Pakistan on Tuesday on the similar stadium might be sufficient to see the 2010 and 2022 T20 World Cup champions into the final 4.
England once more stuttered with the bat and have been restricted to 146-9 by Sri Lanka on Sunday.
“We all know that we are able to play rather a lot higher,” all-rounder Liam Dawson informed reporters after the win, in feedback solely made public on Monday.
“However on the finish of the day in match cricket, you simply must get the win, nonetheless ugly.”
England’s bowlers got here to the rescue for the third time within the match, after additionally defending below-par totals towards Nepal and Italy.
“The combat we have proven with the ball exhibits that this crew is in an excellent place,” mentioned Dawson.
Pakistan possess a harmful spin assault, that includes a singular weapon in Usman Tariq and his pronounced pause earlier than he releases the ball.
However Dawson mentioned England would combat fireplace with fireplace with their very own potent slow-bowling arsenal.
England captain Brook additionally has speedster Jofra Archer, the hit-the-deck-hard Jamie Overton and left-arm swing bowler Sam Curran because the seam choices.
England’s flexibility enabled Will Jacks to open the bowling together with his off-spin on Sunday and destroy Sri Lanka’s prime order.
He returned figures of 3-22 in tandem with Archer, who eliminated each opening batsmen, to depart Sri Lanka in tatters at 34-5 on the finish of the six-over energy play.
England’s selection provides Brook countless choices, mentioned Dawson who bowls left-arm spin, as does Jacob Bethell.
“We’re all very several types of spinners. Jacksy will get excellent over-spin, excellent bounce.
“Dilly (wrist spinner Adil Rashid) has all these variations and me, I am most likely extra of a defensive spinner and that is my function. I am simply attempting to be constant for the captain.
“Adil can use all of his methods and he comes on to get wickets and get us again in video games or put us forward in video games.
“Clearly, Jacks, he is been sensible. He is exploited circumstances right here very properly.
“And I believe the best way Brookie captained at present was phenomenal, how he used us all otherwise.”
However Dawson cautioned that the wicket on Tuesday night time might play very otherwise to the cheesy sluggish observe they encountered on Sunday, which had sweated below covers after days of rain in Kandy.
“Clearly, a unique problem on Tuesday at an evening sport. It might be a greater wicket. We’ll have to attend and see what occurs.”
