England captain Eoin Morgan conceded that his side’s confidence has taken ‘a little bit of a hit’, after their defeat to Australia in the ongoing World Cup, but maintained that their prospects of making it to the semi-finals are still strong.
“The chances are in our hands. Everything is within our control. We just need to produce a performance worthy of winning either one or the next two games,” Morgan told reporters at Lord’s, on June 25.
It was England’s second consecutive loss in the tournament, their third overall.
With their latest win, their sixth in seven games, Australia became the first team with a confirmed semi-final spot. Behrendorff, however, stressed that England remains the side to beat, despite their recent stutter in form.
“I think the competition is still very open. England are still a great side. They are probably still favourites, home country. Something that, yeah, we aspire to continue just playing good cricket. So I don’t think we’re favourites, that’s for sure.”
