What’s the latest on Roy?
He went for a scan. Positive news. He won’t be fit for today. We’ll monitor his progress during the week and assess him then as that unfolds.
Will he be back for the India game? And how big a loss is he?
Let’s just see how it goes. He’s Jason Roy. Of course he’s a big loss. He’s an outstanding performer before us. Epitomises the way we play as a group.
Concerns that Vince hasn’t gone on yet.
No, not at all. We have every faith in him to go on and get a score at some stage, to continue playing in his own way. It’s important that he does that.
Is it a must-win game?
No, it’s not must-win yet. We don’t need to win every game to get to the semis. It’s another game where we try and produce a performance that’s worthy.
Is confidence affected by defeats?
Naturally guys are upset. They are very excited about getting back on the park today to try and produce something that everybody’s used to seeing us play, and if that means that we win the game, great.
What reception do you expect Smith and Warner to get?
I’m not expecting anything. I think fans and supporters up and down the country will have different reactions, as they will around the world. Let’s just see.
Do you have to prove that you can win matches under pressure in the WC?
No. We’ve done that throughout the WC already. Guys have performed under pressure for a very long time. They have performed under pressure of being favourites for the last two years in series that we’ve gone in, both away from home and at home, and have no question mark about producing under pressure.
Will the pitch make you to play the extra seamer?
There’s a chance. Day before yesterday, the pitch was quite green, as well. I don’t know if you watched the game, but certainly today it did look a little bit green. I think there’s a lovely covering of grass over it. Probably a little more consistent than has been in previous years, and depending on the weather overnight, because there is weather expected, it will probably affect the decision today, yeah.
Do you think this is a decent match-up — England-Australia fixture?
It’s a good match-up for both teams. It’s normally a really good game. The games we’ve played against them in the last two years, probably the score line hasn’t been as fair as both sides have played. I think the way that both sides play lends itself to a good game of cricket, as well. So it will be a challenge for both sides I think.
How much of a difference does it make to have Jofra this time?
Like Mark Wood, very similar roles. Both give you flexibility, with the new ball or first change, and at the end and in the middle, give you options to change the pace of the game. Similar to the way Australia use theirs, use them as wicket-taking options and I think we look to do the same. We have done throughout the tournament so far.
You told the players to embrace when things are different. Will it be the same against Australia?
Playing against Australia is different, but the feeling of playing against Australia is nullified because we played them so often. If guys had not of played against them a lot over the last, say, three years or four years, it would feel different, and it would feel, you know, a little bit unknown.