June 27 (CRICKETNMORE) Following back to back defeats in the last two World Cup games, England's chances of making it to the semi-finals are in jeopardy. And Pakistan's win over New Zealand on Wednesday has made the scenario much more difficult for England.
With eight points from seven games, the Eoin Morgan-led side are currently placed fourth on the points table. And now, the equation for them is pretty simple. They need to win their remaining games in order to enter the knockout stages of the ongoing tournament.
However, it would require a commanding performance from the pre-tournament favourites to overstage India and New Zealand, their opponents for the remaining two games. The record of England against these two teams is not good when it comes to World Cups. England have not been able to register World Cup wins against the Men in Blue and the Black Caps in the last 27 years.