England eye soft target to boost morale

England won’t have too much time to dwell on their six-wicket defeat to New Zealand—they have to prepare for Canada on Sunday.

And that suits England captain Michael Vaughan just fine. “It’s a good thing we play again so soon,” Vaughan said after Friday’s opening loss to the Black Caps. “Bodies might be a little bit tired but it’s sometimes the best thing to get back on the horse,” he said and added that England will be concentrating on improving their batting.

Canada might be the best opponent for a confidence booster — they lost by seven wickets to Kenya in Group C’s opening match on Wednesday, with captain John Davison finding few positives.