ICC CWC 2019 highlights: England end in Ind winning streak, win by 31 runs

England cricket team survived to live for another day as they outbatted India cricket team for a 31-run win in a high-scoring World Cup encounter, keeping their semi-final hopes alive

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Birmingham weather update

Maximum temperature: 21

Minimum temperature: 12

 

Sunny intervals and a moderare breeze.

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Morgan backs Bairstow, says he has right to voice opinion

Jonny Bairstow is entitled to his opinion, said England skipper Eoin Morgan throwing his weight behind the stumper-batsman ahead of their crucial World Cup clash against India. Bairstow recently said that there were a lot of people who were waiting for England to fail in the ongoing World Cup.

Pre-tournament favourites England lost back-to-back matches to Sri Lanka and Australia which saw their campaign getting derailed. Now they have to win their remaining two matches against India and New Zealand in order to rubber-stamp their berth in the semifinals.

"He's entitled to his opinion, like critics are. That's the way he feels," Morgan said at the pre-match press conference.

"People were waiting for us to fail. They are not willing us on to win, in many ways, they are waiting for you to get that loss, so they can jump on your throat. It's a typical English thing to do, in every sport," ESPNcricinfo had quoted Bairstow as saying.

After England's loss to Australia, former skipper Michael Vaughan had suggested that bowing out at the group stage would mark their worst World Cup campaign, while Kevin Pietersen criticised Morgan, saying the captain was "backing away" from Mitchell Starc's bowling.

"I think critics are there to be critical. We haven't performed well, so they are going to be critical. They're entitled to their own opinion," said Morgan.

"I think the support that we've had from our fans and everybody around the country has been unbelievable. It has been outstanding. There's been an enormous amount of good faith and goodwill going around," he added.

Morgan did not want to blame his players for the poor displays, saying they flopped as a unit.

"No, I can't fault the commitment or application that the guys have produced in every single game. Where we've let ourselves down as a group is adapting to conditions.

"It's been a bigger challenge in this World Cup than previous bilateral series that we've played, so tomorrow is going to be exactly the same."
 

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WATCH: When Team India don orange jersey

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It is battle of World Number 1 vs World number 2

Virat Kohli lead India are the only unbeaten team in the World Cup. Now the new-look side, sporting a farm-fresh orange Jersey, take on rattled hosts England, who must win on Sunday to be the masters of their own fate.
 

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WATCH: Fight broke out between Afghan and Pak fan after Pakistan thrilling win

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MS Dhoni silenced his critics with a super knock against Windies

Apart from that, it all looks good for the Indians as the top-order has done well and the bowlers have been impressive from the word go. M.S. Dhoni's slow knock against Afghanistan did see some pundits raising their voices, but the former India skipper silenced them with his knock against West Indies on a slow track at the Old Trafford on Thursday. In fact, he picked 16 runs from the last over of the innings to finish with an unbeaten 56 off 61 balls at an impressive strike rate of 91.80.

MS Dhoni outside the dressing room at Trent Bridge. The ICC is protected by rain insurance cover, which means it will be compensated for the refunds it is required to pay to ticket holders as applicable. Photo: Reuters

 

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Here are the squad of both the teams

England world cup squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

India world cup squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and Rishabh Pant

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Preview

It was touted to be the battle of the big boys as India and England were tagged favourites going into the 2019 World Cup. it will be a battle of survival for England as they look to keep their hopes alive of making it to the knockout stages when they take on Virat Kohli and boys at Edgbaston in their second last group game. On paper, the records are stacked in favour of India as the English outfit hasn't defeated them in World Cup encounters in the last 27 years, but then, cricket isn't a game played on paper. With their backs against the wall, Eoin Morgan and his boys can be expected to give it their all as they must win their match against India and then against New Zealand to make it to the semis. For India though, it will all be about keeping the momentum going as they are all but through to the knockout stages. They need just one point from three games to qualify and considering that their next two games after the England match are against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, it shouldn't be a huge task, especially considering the form that the Men in Blue have shown.

The only concern for India would be the number four slot as Vijay Shankar has failed to make it his own after three attempts at that spot. While he was unbeaten for 15 in the first game against Pakistan, he managed 29 against Afghanistan before getting done for 14 against the West Indies on Thursday. Considering the importance of the position, the Indian team management could look at trying Dinesh Karthik at that position if they feel that Rishabh Pant isn't cut for the slot.