Former England captain Nasser Hussain has backed the Heather Knight-led England girls’s facet to bounce again from successive losses within the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup regardless of admitting that advancing to the semi-finals has turn out to be troublesome for them on account of their very own doing.
England’s defence of the title they received in 2017 at Lord’s hasn’t gone to their liking, dropping to Australia by 12 runs after which to West Indies by seven runs. England will now face South Africa at Bay Oval on Monday to get a win below their belt and put the marketing campaign again on monitor.
“I believe they will go on a run from right here, don’t write this England facet off. South Africa have had two slender wins however they’ve been in opposition to Bangladesh and Pakistan, two of the weaker sides within the event. England can get a little bit of confidence however they stunning a lot must win each sport from right here,” Hussain was quoted as saying by Sky Sports on Sunday.
Hussain felt England can make a turnaround in the tournament and winning against South Africa could be the best boost for them.
“Can England make the last four? They have made it very difficult for themselves. You look at the way India are playing and how Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana have batted, but England have a good record against every side they have got to play.”
“I believe they’ll beat South Africa on Monday, they’re a greater facet, and that may give them a little bit of vitality. They’ve been away from residence since January, they did the Ashes, they’ve accomplished lockdown and quarantine. They simply want a little bit of a lift and a elevate, and hopefully right here in Mount Maunganui on Monday they will beat South Africa and that may get them going once more.”
Hussain revealed that he had a chat with England head coach Lisa Keightley when the side were in their practice session at Bay Oval.
“I spoke to England coach Lisa Keightley on Sunday afternoon and she said they haven’t got all three facets of their game together. We were at nets on Sunday and Keightley had them in the huddle for a long time. The drills they were doing in fielding had a lot more energy.”
Hussain, presently on commentary duties within the event, identified the place England made errors of their losses to Australia and West Indies. “In Australia, they didn’t bat very effectively, then they performed Australia within the first sport of the World Cup and batted brilliantly, received nearly 300, however they didn’t bowl notably effectively.”
“They go to Dunedin and bat and bowl fine against the West Indies, but their fielding was awful. That’s the worst I’ve seen England field for a long time, if ever. Seven chances – there were five catches, a runout and missed stumping. They’re better than that.”
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