England 'flexed their muscles' in Oman hammering

England "really turned up" successful their ruthless triumph complete Oman which put them backmost successful contention for progression astatine nan T20 World Cup, says erstwhile England bowler Steven Finn.

Knowing different conclusion would extremity their title defence, England dismissed Oman for 47 and emphatically completed nan pursuit successful 3.1 overs successful Antigua.

The important boost to their nett run-rate intends if England hit Namibia successful their last group lucifer connected Saturday and Australia hit Scotland later that day, England will almost surely spell through.

"It was nan cleanable consequence from nan infinitesimal Jos Buttler turned up and won nan toss," Finn told BBC's Test Match Special.

"England person conscionable flexed their muscles."

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid took 4-11 and gait bowlers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood 4-12 arsenic England dismissed Oman successful 13.2 overs.

In reaching their target successful 19 balls, England group a grounds for nan fastest pursuit successful a T20 World Cup lucifer and made nan perfect consequence to Saturday's conclusion by Australia successful Barbados.

"Even erstwhile England won nan flip and bowled first, aliases erstwhile Oman were 16-2, I don't deliberation they would anticipated bowling Oman retired for 47," said Finn, who won 126 caps for England crossed each formats.

"It conscionable shows nan powerfulness England have, but it is conscionable 1 measurement successful nan correct direction."

England had to complete their pursuit wrong 33 balls to return their nett run-rate supra Scotland's, and Phil Salt deed nan first 2 balls for six.

He was bowled by his 3rd delivery, but skipper Buttler vanished 24 not retired from 8 balls alongside Jonny Bairstow, who deed nan only 2 balls he faced for four.

Buttler said nan consequence was "just what was needed" aft a washout successful their opening crippled against Scotland and nan conclusion by Australia.

"It was a really bully performance," he said.

"We person had immoderate really bully training sessions and said astir really we request to enactment existent to ourselves and spot we person sewage really bully players.

"We said astir needing to triumph 2 games of cricket and, if we had nan chance to impact nan nett run-rate, that would beryllium important.

"We are still successful nan aforesaid position. We still person a must-win crippled connected Saturday."