‘Confidence is unwavering’ – Bairstow backs England to return to winning ways – Gudstory

Bairstow said the team retains belief in their ability to string together a winning streak. “There’s a reason the men won the T20 World Cup last year; there’s a reason the men won the 2019 World Cup and we are the defending champions,” he said. “Just because we lost a match to Afghanistan doesn’t make us bad cricketers or anything like that.

“look at me [Fazalhaq] Faruqi, his record in IPL; You look at the three spinners they have and their records. Just because they play for Afghanistan, they are no slouch. They actually have some of the best players in the world and are match winners. “We lost that game, we didn’t play well enough, and we accepted that and moved on from that.”

Asked whether England’s squad was still capable of dominating rival teams the way it has been over the past eight years, Bairstow said: “I don’t really think much has really changed, has it? You look at strength in depth.” Which we have with our batting line-up… I don’t think the firepower can be questioned.

“We’re just focusing on ourselves. That’s what we do. We’re going to go out and play the way we want to play, and put pressure on the opposition like we said we were going to try to do. People are allowed to play.” “Throwing or batting well. But if our mentality is right and if the way we approach the game is right, that is the part we can control.”

England’s players were subjected to significant criticism across the visual and audio media after their defeat on Sunday, something the team largely ignored. But they took issue with one report that focused on players taking advantage of their downtime and suggested they spend less time on the golf course and more time at the nets.

“The group remains calm inside,” Bairstow said. “Belief and confidence is never something to doubt. That’s something you can rely on when you lose a game. We lost to Sri Lanka in 2019. We lost to Pakistan in 2019. We still qualified. There were similar things and I’m sure you guys [the press] He wrote in 2019 at the World Cup on home soil.

“But that’s okay. This is what you have to do. You have to write certain things about certain members and what people do and don’t do in their free time. These are the things you will fill in [column] inches and you do it. Whether it’s true, whether it’s not true, whatever – it’s up to you to do with it, right?

“The trust is there. It’s unwavering. There’s no shortage of faith within this group.”

Asked whether the criticism would bring the team closer together, Bairstow said: “Not really, no. I’m not reading that.” [but] “I’ve been told about some of the stuff you put in, so we’ll leave it at that.”

England will also face South Africa in the Rugby World Cup semi-final in Paris on Saturday night, which Bairstow said would be a “great day” for two “very proud” nations. He added: “You’ll have people in South Africa having a bit of brandy and a coke and a few pints, and you’ll have a few English guys coming to the pub… It’ll be great, and hopefully both outcomes will improve.” “Our way.”