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England's players-turned-pundits are paid to criticise the team and are waiting for the hosts to fail at the Cricket World Cup, opening batsman Jonny Bairstow has said.

Defeats to Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia have left England in a precarious position and they are yet to seal a semi-final spot with two group stage matches remaining against India and New Zealand.

<a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/sports/world-cup-2019-england-skipper-eoin-morgan-says-fielding-let-team-down-in-loss-against-pakistan-224075&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiWtfrp2IvjAhUW3Y8KHb-zDlEQFjAIegQIBBAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wUKURUkBUq7mUzhK6XAGO">England </a>have not defeated either side at the World Cup since 1992 and former skipper Michael Vaughan suggested it could be the hosts' worst-ever campaign in the tournament if they are knocked out.

"People are waiting for us to fail. They are not willing us on to win. In many ways, they are waiting for you to lose so they can jump on your throat. It's just showbiz, they are paid to have an opinion and if they don't have an opinion they get sacked,'' Bairstow said.

"I was in a radio interview and was surprised with a clip of Vaughan's comments. Bloody hell, that's pretty rich. Everyone is talking like we are eighth or ninth in the table. Bloody Nora, chill out... You're panicking. The comments and things like that, you can give it too much air time and then all of a sudden, before you know it, it's a big thing and it's actually really not," he added.

<a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-uds-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/sports/england-beat-afghanistan-by-150-runs-in-cricket-world-cup-228503&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiWtfrp2IvjAhUW3Y8KHb-zDlEQFjAGegQIAhAC&amp;usg=AOvVaw0gx9ceuGy8X3qS-2z7pwPc">England's </a>next game is at Edgbaston on Sunday against an unbeaten Indian side that leapfrogged the hosts to become the number one ranked one-day international (ODI) side this week.

England prevented India from winning a 10th consecutive bilateral ODI series when Virat Kohli's side toured the country last year.

Despite criticism about their approach at the World Cup, Bairstow said England would stick to their style and play the same aggressive cricket that has brought them success.

"It's going to be interesting against India, we obviously know the following that they've got and it should be a cracking atmosphere," the 29-year-old added.

"Last summer we played really good cricket against them and we won that series and we won it well, so I think we go about it the same way we went about it and have been going about our cricket. Our method doesn't change," Bairstow said.

England's players-turned-pundits are paid to criticise the team and are waiting for the hosts to fail at the Cricket World Cup, opening batsman Jonny Bairstow has said.

England's players-turned-pundits are paid to criticise the team and are waiting for the hosts to fail at the Cricket World Cup, opening batsman Jonny Bairstow has said. Defeats to Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia have left England in a precarious position and they are yet to seal a semi-final spot with two group stage matches remaining against India and New Zealand. England have not defeated either side at the World Cup since 1992 and former skipper Michael Vaughan suggested it could be the hosts' worst-ever campaign in the tournament if they are knocked out. "People are waiting for us to fail. They are not willing us on to win. In many ways, they are waiting for you to lose so they can jump on your throat. It's just showbiz, they are paid to have an opinion and if they don't have an opinion they get sacked,'' Bairstow said. "I was in a radio interview and was surprised with a clip of Vaughan's comments. Bloody hell, that's pretty rich. Everyone is talking like we are eighth or ninth in the table. Bloody Nora, chill out... You're panicking. The comments and things like that, you can give it too much air time and then all of a sudden, before you know it, it's a big thing and it's actually really not," he added. England's next game is at Edgbaston on Sunday against an unbeaten Indian side that leapfrogged the hosts to become the number one ranked one-day international (ODI) side this week. England prevented India from winning a 10th consecutive bilateral ODI series when Virat Kohli's side toured the country last year. Despite criticism about their approach at the World Cup, Bairstow said England would stick to their style and play the same aggressive cricket that has brought them success. "It's going to be interesting against India, we obviously know the following that they've got and it should be a cracking atmosphere," the 29-year-old added. "Last summer we played really good cricket against them and we won that series and we won it well, so I think we go about it the same way we went about it and have been going about our cricket. Our method doesn't change," Bairstow said.

World Cup: 'People are waiting for us to fail', says England's Jonny Bairstow

By Himanshu Dubey

The English have arrived on Indian shores once again and a massive, rather ominous, challenge awaits Captain Cook&rsquo;s side. Former England captain Micheal Vaughan had set the tone of the tour quite early by cautioning his fellow Englishmen of an impending whitewash on Indian soil if they don&rsquo;t improve with the bat.&nbsp;

Bangladesh expedition was a perfect round-up for the English ahead of India but all they managed was a tense victory in the first Test and an equally tense and dramatic loss in the second and the final test. 1-1 read the scorecard.&nbsp;

The optimists can still derive contentment from a drawn overseas series amid tough sub-continent conditions and spin-friendly tracks, but if you are the skipper of a team which is touring India next, the smiles would drown no sooner than you read the names - Ravichanran Ashwin &amp; Ravindran Jadeja - on sports pages.&nbsp;

Much of the English hopes, Cook will have to carry on his own shoulders along with Joe Root &amp; Ben Stokes - England&rsquo;s new poster boy. &nbsp;

ECB hope to gain advantage of seasoned Pakistan leggie, Saqlain Mushtaq, not only to assist Cook&rsquo;s inexperienced spin outfit to outfox India&rsquo;s batting unit, while he may also have some valuable batting tips up his sleeve for English batsmen to see off Ashwin-Jadeja duo.&nbsp;

Indian contingent, on the other hand is a relaxed pack. High on winning spirit, promising team selection, in-form batsmen and word class spinners who can make any opposition dance to spin tunes, all point as if there can only be one outcome - 5-0 in India&rsquo;s favor.&nbsp;

However, England blew the air out of a similar augury on their last tour to India. Cook, very remarkably, led his side to 2-1 series win, finally ending India&rsquo;s winning streak at home. The victory could easily be counted as one of the major achievements of Cook&rsquo;s leadership, and Cricket pundits even went on to hail this series win bigger than Ashes victory over Australia in 2010-11. England would hope to replicate it, and if deployed well, they have the resources to do it too.&nbsp; 
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Nevertheless, it is going to be an exciting test series. The odds may heavily be stacked against the Englishmen, but cricket is a funny game where results often displace predictions. &nbsp; 
 
(WION)

It is going to be an exciting test series. The odds may heavily be stacked against the Englishmen

By Himanshu Dubey The English have arrived on Indian shores once again and a massive, rather ominous, challenge awaits Captain Cook’s side. Former England captain Micheal Vaughan had set the tone of the tour quite early by cautioning his fellow Englishmen of an impending whitewash on Indian soil if they don’t improve with the bat. Bangladesh expedition was a perfect round-up for the English ahead of India but all they managed was a tense victory in the first Test and an equally tense and dramatic loss in the second and the final test. 1-1 read the scorecard. The optimists can still derive contentment from a drawn overseas series amid tough sub-continent conditions and spin-friendly tracks, but if you are the skipper of a team which is touring India next, the smiles would drown no sooner than you read the names - Ravichanran Ashwin & Ravindran Jadeja - on sports pages. Much of the English hopes, Cook will have to carry on his own shoulders along with Joe Root & Ben Stokes - England’s new poster boy. ECB hope to gain advantage of seasoned Pakistan leggie, Saqlain Mushtaq, not only to assist Cook’s inexperienced spin outfit to outfox India’s batting unit, while he may also have some valuable batting tips up his sleeve for English batsmen to see off Ashwin-Jadeja duo. Indian contingent, on the other hand is a relaxed pack. High on winning spirit, promising team selection, in-form batsmen and word class spinners who can make any opposition dance to spin tunes, all point as if there can only be one outcome - 5-0 in India’s favor. However, England blew the air out of a similar augury on their last tour to India. Cook, very remarkably, led his side to 2-1 series win, finally ending India’s winning streak at home. The victory could easily be counted as one of the major achievements of Cook’s leadership, and Cricket pundits even went on to hail this series win bigger than Ashes victory over Australia in 2010-11. England would hope to replicate it, and if deployed well, they have the resources to do it too. Nevertheless, it is going to be an exciting test series. The odds may heavily be stacked against the Englishmen, but cricket is a funny game where results often displace predictions. (WION)

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Five star batsmen who failed to hit an ODI century!

World Cup: 'People are waiting for us to fail', says England's Jonny Bairstow

India vs England Test: It's more about survival than anything for Cook and Co