Josh Inglis Reveals How Australia Knew England Would Fail Under Lights In Lahore

February 23,2025
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Australia's Josh Inglis, right, celebrates with teammate Glenn Maxwell after playing winning shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Australia and England, in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Josh Inglis played the innings of his life on Saturday, helping Australia outclass and outplay England in the ICC Champions Trophy match in Lahore.
Revealing the key ideas employed by the Kangaroos tactically in their successful chase of 352, Inglus spoke about the awareness of the challenging conditions under lights and their confidence in batting second.
"Over the moon, great win," Inglis told broadcasters after the match.
"We knew it was going to be tough coming up against England, it always is. 350 - a lot of things have to go right to chase that down. Really pumped on a personal level. For the guys out there, it was a great performance."
Inglis then highlighted Australia's preparation for the conditions and shared insights into his partnership with Alex Carey.
"There wasn't too much (talk) at the halftime. We'd done a lot of talking before the game. We knew that second half here is going to be tough with all the dew. it's quite wet now. It was always going to be better for us batting second."
"He (Carey) doesn't really say anything when he bats, just a few words here and there. I was trying not to look at the scoreboard too much."
Despite the challenging target and England's bowling attack, Inglis maintained a positive outlook.
"We were going so well that we just need to keep chipping away. We knew with Maxi still in the sheds, there'd always be a chance. I still think that their part-time options are very handy, Livi and Rooty have bowled a lot in international cricket, you can't not respect their bowling. I tried to be proactive. At the back end, we knew it'd skid on nicely.
Looking ahead, Inglis emphasized the importance of the win in the short tournament format.
"Short, sharp tournament, to go 1 from 1 is really important, we'll recover and look forward to the next game," he concluded.
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