'Unity and belief' key to cup success

HARRY Brook believes England’s tight-knit unit and a fierce competitive spirit can carry them to T20 World Cup glory rather than the pursuit of perfection.

- By DAVID CHARLESWORTH

England's captain Harry Brook ahead of the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match against India in Mumbai

(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

England have been behind the eight-ball in all seven matches in the tournament but they have remarkably won six of them to set up a blockbuster semifinal against co-hosts India in Mumbai tonight.

Captain Brook has hailed his team’s togetherness, as well as their ultra-ambitious natures as elite sportsmen, for getting them this far, insisting that trumps putting in a complete performance.

“I don't believe we need a perfect game to win the competition,” Brook said. “I feel like it's round the corner but the games we have won have been nowhere near perfect and we've managed to get the wins.

“The unity and the belief in each other and the belief that we can win games when we do get into those pressure situations, and the calmness that we've had, has been outstanding. This team is awesome.