England captain Andrew Strauss is seen here during a compare opposite Bangladesh in a 2011 ICC World Cup compare opposite Bangladesh during The Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong, upon Mar 11.
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) – England captain Andrew Strauss insists his group can still win a World Cup notwithstanding a roller-coaster float that has left them confronting elimination.
England’s detriment to Bangladesh upon Friday, when a ninth-wicket span of Mohammad Mahmudullah as well as Shafiul Islam put upon 58 runs to waylay an extraordinary win, was mystic of their contest so far.
The unsuitable England have mislaid to non-Test republic Ireland as well as right away Bangladesh, cumulative a stirring tie opposite India as well as won opposite a Netherlands as well as strong South Africa.
England, with 5 points from as most matches, contingency kick a West Indies in their final joining compare in Chennai upon Thursday to say their hopes of creation a quarter-finals.
Strauss, when asked after a heart-breaking detriment to Banagladesh if England could still win a tournament, pronounced all was not mislaid yet.
“World Cups have been droll things,” he said. “You can benefit certainty only during a right moment, as well as get in a genuine run of form only when you need it.
“We still haven’t had a diversion where a batting as well as bowling glow during a same time, though you need to do it in that final diversion opposite a West Indies.
“Clearly you need coherence from right away upon if you wish to swell in a tournament.”
England were shot out for 225 upon a indolent wicket by Bangladesh notwithstanding half-centuries from Jonathan Trott (67) as well as Eoin Morgan, who strike a smooth 63 after drifting in to reinstate Kevin Pietersen.
The twin put upon 109 for a fourth wicket to lift England to 162-3 in a 39th over, prior to a final 7 wickets crashed for 63 runs.
England afterwards marked down Bangladesh to 169-8 prior to Mahmudullah as well as Shafiul incited a tables with their match-winning partnership in front of 18,000 jubliant home fans.
Strauss pinned a better upon a late dusk dew during a Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium, that done it formidable for bowlers to reason a ball.
After star off-spinner Graeme Swann flew in to a fury over a soppy ball, a England captain questioned a preference to reason a World Cup compare underneath lights during a venue.
“It seems somewhat bizarre to have a initial ever day-nighter during a sure belligerent in a World Cup,” he said.
“There was a 20-over duration when a dew was very, really bad. Swann could not reason a round during all as well as you consider there’s something not utterly right if a spinner can’t reason a ball.
“Especially in this partial of a world, where turn plays such an critical role.”
Strauss shielded Swann’s on-field swearing, that forced a single radio writer to apologize upon air for a denunciation used.
“Graeme was patently really frustrated, since a dew meant he could not reason a ball,” a captain said.
“He felt he had a large purpose to fool around in a game. It was frustrating for him, as well as all of us, that a round got as soppy as it did. you told Graeme to ease down as well as get upon with it – as well as he did do so.”
Strauss pronounced losing a toss, that meant England had to play underneath lights, played a main role.
“We felt 225 was a standard score, that you could urge it, as well as you got ourselves in a good on all sides to do that,” he said.
“But in a finish you weren’t means to take those final dual wickets, that is desperately unsatisfactory for us.”
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