Former England captain Eoin Morgan opened up after New Zealand battered the defending champions in their first ICC World Cup 2023 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmadabad on Thursday (October 5).
Morgan, who led England to their maiden World Cup triumph in 2019, remained confident that the English side has enough experience and will not be demotivated by a loss.
"Eight of this squad were there in 2019, when we lost three group stage matches on the way to lifting the trophy, and they will definitely lean on that experience," he wrote in a column for the ICC website.
"There is no side that goes from start to finish at a World Cup without experiencing some sort of adversity, whether it’s losing games or having hiccups within games themselves. This will be no different.
"There will be a lot of calm heads in the dressing room, but there will also be a lot of honesty.
"The advantage of having this format is that one bad day doesn't ruin your tournament, when previously one bad day could have you home within a week
"I still think they can and will win this World Cup," he concluded.
On the other hand, Nasser Hussain stated that after a massive defeat in the first game, England cannot afford any more setbacks.
"It is rare for an England white-ball side to be outclassed these days but that was the case yesterday," Hussain wrote in the Daily Mail.
"Now they must dust themselves down, get a win under their belts in the next game in Dharamsala, and try to get on a run."
It must be noted that England struggled in all departments of the game against New Zealand. Batting first, they could only score 282 runs on a batting-friendly wicket. Meanwhile, as they started to defend the target, their bowlers were thrashed all over the ground as a historic 273-run partnership between Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra propelled New Zealand to victory with a substantial 13.4 overs to spare.
England squad for ICC World Cup 2023
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.