This must be a special match. This becomes obvious when listening to the England captain on the eve of the contest. He was so insistent that this was just another game. There were no extra nerves in the camp; England play Australia regularly; his team have played under this type of pressure before; it is not a must-win game.
Eoin Morgan is entitled not to over-hype the occasion and to keep his players cool. But the protestation that this is just a routine World Cup match was not entirely convincing. In fact, if England had beaten Sri Lanka at Headingley his view of Tuesday’s mouthwatering meeting with Australia would have more credence.
Written by Vic Marks at Lord’s
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/24/england-need-to-hold-their-nerve-as-australia-focus-on-the-main-chance under the title “England need to hold their nerve as Australia focus on the main chance | Vic Marks”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
