Danny Briggs believes confidence is growing in the England camp ahead of their defence of the T20 World Cup.

England spinner Danny Briggs believes confidence is growing in the camp following back-to-back warm-up victories in Sri Lanka.

Briggs himself performed with credit too against Australia, even though Michael Hussey ruined his figures in that match by hitting him for three consecutive sixes in his final over. Asked if he feels in the frame to therefore retain his place when things get serious for England's Group A opener, he said: "I hope so. "It's come out well in both games, and that's all you can do really." Briggs operated wicket-to-wicket against Pakistan, at a mostly full length, and was thankful for a new ball which helped him find some spin to go with his expert flight. "I tried to bowl straight, and make them hit the ball; it's fairly simple, every game you play," he said. "They're all good players of spin, world-class. It's tough, but you've got to keep things simple."