England hope to use the shock of defeat to Ireland to their advantage in Friday’s crucial match against Australia in the T20 World Cup. Their coach, Matthew Mott, has called on his side to “show a response”.
“You don’t often win World Cups at the start and you often lose a game early,” he said. “For some teams that’s actually quite liberating and frees them up with more of an aggressive mindset. It can be a bit of sting that you need. We don’t want to lose any games but it is probably going to galvanise the group in terms of our approach.
