NIALL O’BRIEN

Supremo: Joe Root is England’s steadying influence with bat

It would be easy for panic to set in the England camp after their defeat by Pakistan on Monday but captain Eoin Morgan will, I’m sure, see it for what it really is, and that’s a minor blip.
For the neutral, it was probably the best game of the tournament so far between two excellent sides.
You always know what to expect with Pakistan – the unexpected – you just never know what team will turn up. It’s been the same for years.
They were very poor in their opening match aga...