article_snippet: The opener was asked to compare England's attack to Afghanistan, who almost pulled off a stunning win over Sri Lanka earlier in the tournament, and said: 'To be honest that day Afghanistan's bowlers did really well
article_snippet: We bowled a lot of bad balls.
article_snippet: My feeling is We bowled a lot of bad balls.'
article_snippet: When We bowl well We put sides under pressure and create opportunities - today We didn't.'
article_snippet: England were not helped by missing opportunities in the field, most significantly when Root grassed a chance at first slip off Stuart Broad when Thirimanne was on just three.