Joe Root has stressed the importance of remaining calm despite England suffering their first setback of the World Cup after a surprise 14-run loss to Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
Sparkling centuries from Root and Jos Buttler were scant consolation for the tournament favourites as Pakistan turned the form book on its head, snapping a run of 11 consecutive one-day international losses.
However, the round-robin nature of the group stage means defeat is not a disaster by any means for England and Root believes they will regroup ahead of Saturday’s trip to Cardiff to tackle Bangladesh.