T20 World Cup: If you aren’t fairly in your sport, a workforce can simply knock you over, says Chris Woakes

England v Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup Super 12 match: Chris Woakes mentioned that if England usually are not fairly on their sport, then a workforce can simply knock it over. England will face Sri Lanka in a must-win match on November 5.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Nov 4, 2022 07:19 IST

England will meet Sri Lanka in a must-win match on November 5. (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: England all-rounder Chris Woakes reminded his teammates that if they aren’t fairly on their sport then any workforce can simply knock them over on the T20 World Cup.

England, who have been shocked by Ireland in a rain-hit contest, will face Sri Lanka of their must-win match to e-book a spot within the final 4. But their destiny isn’t completely of their palms because the defending champions could be seeking to beat Afghanistan by a giant margin to spice up their web run price which might then take them above England.

However, Woakes urged England to not overthink concerning the permutations and simply concentrate on defeating Sri Lanka to seal their semi-final spot.

“We don’t go through if we don’t win this game, two points is the most important thing – I think we all realise that,” Woakes was quoted as saying by metro.co.uk. “You can look at net run-rates all you like but if the points are not there, it is irrelevant. I think we are fully focused on the fact Sri Lanka will be a tough challenge.

“We have already seen on this match and skilled ourselves that if you’re not fairly in your sport a workforce will make the most of that and might simply knock you over.

“I don’t think we feel we deserve or have the right to win World Cups because we have a good side. It is all about how we perform in crucial moments and games.”

Woakes, a member of the 2019 World Cup-winning England workforce, added that having tournament-winning expertise could possibly be essential for him in opposition to Sri Lanka.

“If you had not done that before you had probably think, ‘God that is such a huge mountain to climb’. T20 can be a little bit fickle at times but at the same time it is also a big momentum game, so hopefully we can touch on that experience,” he added.

England will meet Sri Lanka in a Group 1 match on the Sydney Cricket Ground on November 5.

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Nov 4, 2022