Stokes’ all-round display: a breezy 89, two wickets, a run-out, and two catches, including a blinder in the deep, formed the fulcrum of England’s 104-run win over South Africa at The Oval, a performance that earned Stokes the Player of the Match award in his debut World Cup game.

England’s next opponent, Pakistan, were bundled out for 105 against West Indies, their second-lowest total ever in a World Cup game. Ahead of the game at Nottingham on June 3, Morgan believes that, despite the drubbing, the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led side has the potential to be “extremely dangerous”.

“Pakistan are a side we’ve played a lot against recently and they are extremely dangerous any day of the week. We are preparing for their ‘A’ game to turn up and will try to impose our ‘A’ game.”