Bengaluru, Oct 26: Moeen Ali said on Wednesday that “everything is a must-win now” as faltering defending champions England face a Cricket World Cup day of reckoning. England tackle Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Thursday knowing that a fourth defeat in five games will shatter any realistic hopes of sneaking into the semi-finals. “We know we’ve been in this position before although probably not to this degree, but we know everything is a must-win,” said Moeen.
“We have to get our confidence and perform well and bat and bowl and field better than we have done so far in this tournament.”
England’s lone win came against equally hapless Bangladesh.
They have lost to New Zealand, suffered a shock defeat to Afghanistan and then slumped to a 229-run thrashing at the hands of South Africa, conceding their highest total in a one-day international of 399.
Injury-hit Sri Lanka have been just as underwhelming, also having just one win and three defeats.