Australia 'huge' for England after washout - Wood

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England bowler Mark Wood says Saturday's gathering pinch Australia is "huge" aft their washout against Scotland connected Tuesday.

The abandonment meant England and Scotland took a constituent each from nan game.

Defeat against Australia successful Barbados would perchance make nan last 2 games against Namibia and Oman must-win for nan defending champions.

"It is evidently a immense crippled pinch what is coming up," Wood told nan BBC.

"It is simply a crippled you ne'er usually request to get up for because they are your rivals and each of that worldly but it is now a crippled that takes moreover much value because of nan points."

The apical 2 sides from each group advancement to nan Super 8 phase.

Namibia are presently apical of Group B aft they hit Oman successful a ace complete connected Sunday while Australia play their first lucifer of nan tourney against Oman later connected Wednesday (01:30 BST connected Thursday).

After Australia, England play Oman connected Thursday 13 June and Namibia 2 days later, pinch some matches successful Antigua.

"[Against Australia] it is simply a large chance for america if we get points connected nan board," Wood said.

"If we don’t that makes everything important and you person to triumph by margins [to amended nett run-rate] - again pinch upwind around."

Just 10 overs were imaginable successful England's gathering pinch Scotland, pinch nan lower-ranked broadside impressing by reaching 90-0 successful 10 overs.

Coach Matthew Mott admitted England were "sloppy" successful nan field, while Wood had opener George Munsey caught disconnected a no-ball.

Wood said he will "address it successful training" complete nan coming days.

"I bowled 13 balls yesterday, and 1 of them is simply a wicket and it’s nan 1 I’ve no-balled," Wood said.

"If immoderate of nan others was nan no-ball, I’m astir apt sitting present thinking, it’s not a problem, but because I’m getting nan wicket disconnected that shot it hurts nan team.

"That’s what disappoints me.

"He [Munsey] reverse-sweeps Rash [Adil Rashid] and each clip that's happening I'm reasoning 'oh no, that's my responsibility again'.

"That's nan emotion I don't like, letting down my team-mates."

Listen to unrecorded Test Match Special commentary of Australia v Oman from 01:15 BST connected Thursday connected BBC Sounds, nan BBC Sport website & app and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

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