I would have laughed to the idea to play WC final after disastrous 2015: Eoin Morgan
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England captain Eoin Morgan said the idea that England will play in the World Cup final was hard to believe by the day when they were knocked out in the group stage of the 2015 World.
England this time made it the final after 27 years with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over old foes Australia.
"If you had offered us the position to play in a final the day after we were knocked out of the 2015 Cup, I would have laughed at you," Morgan said.
In the 2015 World Cup, England lost to Bangladesh by 15 runs. And that ended a miserable World Cup for England. After that horrendous performance, The Three Lions have performed exceptionally well. England came into the World Cup as the number one ODI team. England have played a total of 99 matches from that Bangladesh loss to the latest semifinal win against Australia. At this time, they have won 66 matches and lost just 26. Morgan is really happy the way England has turned around after that horrific World Cup.
"Looking back where we were in 2015 to where we will be on Sunday, it is a dramatic improvement in the style of play and the level of expectation which we've created,” Morgan added.
In 2015 we were way off the mark. We struggled against the top teams - and the teams below that level - so there was quite a drastic change in the way we played and the way we looked at playing our 50-over cricket. The last four years have been a process," Morgan concluded.
