Moeen Ali has warned against complacency as England prepare for their opening match at the T20 World Cup. Alongside their first opponents Afghanistan, they are placed in a Super 12 group with hosts Australia and New Zealand.
The 2010 champions will travel to Perth to open their campaign against the underrated side led by Mohammed Nabi on Saturday. Though England will be the favourites to start their campaign with a win, Ali stressed the importance to not underestimate their opponents.
“That first game is on Saturday against Afghanistan and we cannot take them lightly. As we have seen already, with Namibia beating Sri Lanka and Scotland beating West Indies, anyone can beat anyone,” Ali wrote in his column for The Daily Mail . "We have to be on top of our game and this is one tournament and format where you will be punished if you are not at your best.
