Of the four teams left, it is fair to say England are not favourites to win this T20 World Cup. Their semi-final opponents India are the hosts and reigning champions; South Africa are the tournament’s outstanding team so far with a paper-perfect T20 team; and even New Zealand – who lost to England in the super 8s – have a certain matchplay nous at the business end of these things.
Whereas England have mostly fumbled their way here. They struggled past Nepal and it wasn’t entirely smooth against Scotland or Italy either. Their opening partnership, between Phil Salt and Jos Buttler, averages 12 runs and lasts nine balls.
