Eoin Morgan's England meet South Africa in the World Cup opener at The Oval
England's Joe Root and England's captain Eoin Morgan take part in a nets practice session on the eve of their opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup against South Africa, at The Oval in London on May 29, 2019.
"We did a session with Gareth, it was brilliant," said Morgan, whose men played football as part of their training on Wednesday. "Every one of our players enjoyed it and every one of our backroom staff did as well. Ranked the top one-day side in the world, hosts England have yet to win the World Cup and will have to cope with a high burden of expectation.South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has said his side will be aggressive when they take on England in the World Cup opener on Thursday.
Morgan said both they and the cricketers had "recognised what had happened in the past, drawn a line under it, tried to do things differently and enjoyed the challenge of that". Morgan said a win under any circumstance would do, rather than making an immediate statement, and was not expecting to have to say much to his side on Thursday morning.
"So much credit must go to Eoin Morgan, he's cool, he's calm and he has the backing of his players, which is the most important," Pietersen said at the World Cup's official opening party.
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