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Peter Moores adamant England ready for vital World Cup match

Peter Moores: Adamant England focused on win
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England head coach Peter Moores is adamant that his players know what is expected with their World Cup future on the line on Monday.

England play Bangladesh in Adelaide, and defeat would mean the earliest exit for Moores' team after having already suffered three defeats.

The minimum requirement for England is two wins from their remaining two Pool A matches - after Bangladesh, England face Afghanistan in Sydney on Friday - to retain a chance of reaching the quarter-finals.

"International cricket is played by tough men and there's no compromise in that," said Moores.

"When people come into that environment, they've sometimes got to get used to it. We've got senior players whose responsibility is to be like that and help others to integrate in.

International cricket is played by tough men and there's no compromise in that
Peter Moores

"Some of our younger players are getting through that, they've been through some pretty tough experiences. They have to adapt to them, and they have to be able to come back with something.

"So, yes, tomorrow is a pressure game. But I only see a lot of people very excited to play, in our preparation."

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England beat Scotland for their only victory so far, suffering heavy defeats at the hands of joint-hosts Australia and New Zealand as well as Sri Lanka.

But Moores is unaffected by talk of England's two-wicket loss to Bangladesh at the 2011 World Cup.

"What happened in the last World Cup doesn't really matter," he said. "We've got a different group of players.

"This group of players is very focused on how we're going to play the best game that we can, and that's the most important thing for us."

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