England’s timid and nervous T20 stars must go hell for leather at Australia and hit them with total aggression if they are to keep their T20 World Cup alive.
Those are the instructions from head coach, and Aussie, Matthew Mott who reckons his team will have a visceral reaction to the sting they received in defeat to Ireland.
Stern words, albeit without raised voices, were used in the gloomy Melbourne dressing room after being outplayed by the men in green, with Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Mark Wood taking the lead after making the only slip up they can possibly afford.