Follow UsEngland bounced back from their thumping loss against New Zealand with a comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in their next game. They now take on Afghanistan, who are coming off the back of back-to-back defeats.
Joe Root, who has scored 77 and 82 in the two matches in the World Cup so far, believes it's a case of the England batters working on their own game rather than preparing for the opposition bowlers.
"I think the whole attack poses a number of different threats, so it's just making sure that you're ready for it," Root said ahead of the Afghanistan clash.
"You read what's in front of you, you play the surface and you play the game that's mapped out for you, whether it's setting or chasing, you've got a good idea of what you think a score's going to be after a while out there. And when you're chasing, it's mapped out for you on the board what you need to do, so go and deliver on that and making sure that you outplay your opponents."
Root further adds that his batting in India suits his game. "I've felt like I do enjoy playing cricket here in India, I think it suits my game quite nicely and I did find that New Zealand series quite strange one you sort of trying to find yourself trying of getting yourself in a position where you're in a good place," the former skipper said.
"Of trying to find something to come to the World Cup with and I think when you get here and you're in that tournament mentality of this is what it's about, this is when you need to stand up and deliver, I think it's a different frame of mind and I think that really helped me coming out here and you've got a real purpose to what you're doing.
"So, it's been nice to contribute in the first couple of games. It was nice, especially in the last game with us winning so convincingly. And hopefully, you know, carry that forward, not just individually, but collectively as a group, keep looking to grow and gain that confidence and take it into the next game each time."
Root also provided an injury update with regards to Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes. He says both of them are coming along well, but remained mum over their participation on Sunday (October 15). While Stokes has not played in the World Cup yet, there were doubts over Woakes' fitness after he did not train yesterday.
"Woakes on the bus today, which is a great sign, so I'm sure he'll enjoy training, seeing where he's at, and Ben seems to be getting better day on day. He trained really well last night, obviously had a long bat, did his running, seems to be improving, so all good signs ahead of tomorrow," Root said.