Eng vs nz
'I Would Have Backed Us To Defend The Total': English Pacer Mark Wood
England pacer Mark Wood said on Saturday he would have backed the team to defend 167 against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi. He added that after the five-wicket loss on Wednesday, he felt flat for the next two to three days. England, the Group 1 topper from Super 12, were eyeing to hold two white-ball World Cups at the same time. But now they will have to wait till next year's T20 World Cup in Australia to attempt for the double.
"It was a total I thought might be hard but I would have backed us to defend it. About halfway through I thought 'if we finish well here, we have got this in the bag, comfortably if we do well'. It just wasn't meant to be. Neesham just seemed to clear the ropes. There are little things. You look back now and think little things could have gone our way. For two or three days I have never felt so flat," said Wood in a chat with fellow pacer Tymal Mills on the 'Good Pace for Radio' podcast on BCC.
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