Woakes backs England to bounce back from Pakistan defeat


Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - England v Pakistan - Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Britain - June 3, 2019 England's Chris Woakes celebrates catching out Pakistan's Sarfaraz Ahmed Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - England's narrow defeat by Pakistan in their second World Cup match was by no means a 'car crash' and the hosts are determined to bounce back quickly from the disappointment, fast bowler Chris Woakes has said.

England thumped South Africa in their World Cup opener but fell 14 runs short of Pakistan in their second game of the tournament at Trent Bridge on Monday.

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