England's odds of meeting all requirements for the semi-finals of the World Cup 2019 got a noteworthy pass up main adversaries Australia by 84 runs at Lord's on Tuesday. With only 8 points from 7 matches, England currently need to win their remaining 2 matches to remain in contention for a semis berth.
Picking to bowl first in the wake of winning the toss, Eoin Morgan's side couldn't confine Australia's openers, David Warner and Aaron Finch, who posted a 123-run remain to establish the framework for their group aggregate of 285/7. In answer, England was overwhelmed by the left-arm pace of Jason Behrendorff (5/44) and Mitchell Starc (4/43) as they surrendered to a 64-run defeat.
After the loss, Morgan confessed to being outflanked by Australia yet protected his choice to bowl first, saying that the wicket sometimes fell short for batting first.
"I thought a ton of today we were defeated, and us losing early wickets wasn't perfect. Thought we bowled well forthright. Smidgen unfortunate as Australia played and missed a great deal. They constructed an awesome organization. Wicket showed signs of improvement, yet testing. The wicket at the beginning of today was delicate when we began. Batting would've been a horrendous choice," said Morgan.
As indicated by Morgan, England's bowlers did well to confine Australia toward the end yet losing 4 wickets for 53 runs wasn't perfect.
"They ruled until the 25th yet to confine them to 280 was a decent exertion. Be that as it may, to be 20 for 3 pegs us terrible impressively.
"Given the conditions, it's not colossally frustrating, our destiny is in our very own hands. All that we have to pivot is very straightforward, the fundamentals have disappointed us, and ideally we will enhance them pushing ahead," trusted Morgan.
England will next play India on June 30 before clashing against New Zealand on July 3 in their final league game.
