By Lawrence Booth for the Daily Mail
Published: 20:59 BST, 25 June 2019 | Updated: 21:10 BST, 25 June 2019
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England's World Cup hopes were left teetering on the brink after a feeble 64-run defeat by Australia at Lord's.
Captain Eoin Morgan insisted their chances of reaching the semi-finals were 'still strong' but England may have to beat both India and New Zealand to secure a place in the last four after they were dismissed for 221. The alternative is unimaginable.
Morgan denied his team were feeling the pressure of being hosts and favourites, despite losing three games out of seven.
England captain Eoin Morgan is still hopeful of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup
'Not at all,' he said. 'We are in charge of how we go from here on in. We win two games and we definitely go through.'
Following their shock defeat by Sri Lanka in Leeds, England have now lost back-to-back home ODIs for the first time since 2015.
Morgan admitted: 'Both this game and the last we struggled with the basics of our batting mantra - showing intent, building partnerships and doing it in our own way. We've not done that for long enough periods to chase down 230
