England More Than Capable Of Making World Cup Semis: Joe Root

Joe Root believes cool heads will prevail as England prepare for a pair of crunch clashes in their World Cup campaign. Defeats by Sri Lanka and Australia over the past week have thrown a spanner into England바카라�s semi-final ambitions but their chances of reaching the knockouts are still in their own hands.

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A win over India at Edgbaston on Sunday, followed by beating New Zealand in Durham next Wednesday would guarantee a top-four spot, while one victory could also be enough if other results go their way. And Root claims that keeping your head, even if all around you are losing theirs, is pivotal for England to fulfill their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 ambitions.

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바카라�We believe we바카라�re still more than capable of qualifying for the semi-finals and when that happens, it doesn바카라�t really matter how you got there because that바카라�s when the tournament really starts to kick in,바카라� he explained.

바카라�We바카라�ll see these two games as quarter-finals if you like, which in a way when it comes round to the knockout stage should serve you well.

바카라�You바카라�re going to have to win big games at some stage in the tournament if you바카라�re going to go on and win it, so it may be that ours have come just a little bit sooner than we anticipated.

바카라�I personally think we바카라�ve got to be very calm about how we approach the next couple of games.

바카라�The games themselves might get quite emotional, especially the atmosphere at Edgbaston against India.

바카라�So it바카라�s about being very clear and precise about the threat the opposition pose and when we바카라�re at our best, what that looks like individually and collectively.

바카라�If we embrace the challenge in front of us and play anywhere near our potential, we바카라�re more than capable of getting the job done.바카라�

England lost a tightly-contested T20 series 2-1 to India last year, before beating them by the same scoreline in the ODIs that followed.

By the end of the one-day series, Root and the English batsmen had a good handle on how to deal with India바카라�s star spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Nullifying their dual threat will be vital to England prevailing in Birmingham on Sunday, although Root has warned against honing in on one threat at the expense of other potential dangers.

바카라�You have got to call upon those experiences of playing them [Yadav and Chahal],바카라� added Root. 바카라�Before those series we바카라�d not faced them a lot, whereas now we바카라�ve got that in the bank.

바카라�It바카라�s important that we바카라�re aware of what threat those two pose but also collectively as an attack what India are going to bring to the table.

바카라�If you look at some other games and how sides have approached playing India 바카라� they바카라�ve been concerned about the two spinners but then it has been the other guys that have caused problems or built pressure. It바카라�s about not being too pigeon-holed but also being aware of the threat they bring.바카라�

(With ICC inputs)