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Ashley Giles: "Lazy" England could slip up against Afghanistan

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Ashley Giles warns England to beware Afghanistan in tomorrow's final Cricket World Cup pool meeting, suggesting that they could face an embarrassing defeat.

Former one-day coach Ashley Giles has accused England's players of being "a bit dozy and lazy", claiming that he is concerned they could end their Cricket World Cup campaign with a defeat against Afghanistan.

England's fate has already been sealed following their 15-run loss at the hands of Bangladesh, having won just one of their five Pool A games in total.

Giles was England's limited-overs coach when they exited the World Twenty20 tournament at the group stage last year, a campaign which ended with a shock loss to associate outfit Holland.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, the 41-year-old says that he is worried it could be a similar case against Afghanistan in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

"Unfortunately we've got a bit of a habit in these games of being a bit dozy and lazy," he said. "We have to win and we have to be ruthless to do that. We wanted to finish well in the World T20 against Holland but we played dozy cricket. It's a real banana skin.

"Afghanistan have some good bowlers, with a bit of pace, and they play the game a little differently. While our players have come up against the big nations a lot - which means they know how it comes out of the hand, the actions, the run-ups - some of these guys are pretty new."

Afghanistan have won one game at the competition this year, claiming a dramatic one-wicket victory over Scotland.

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