Coach Jonathan Trott on Afghanistan's six-wicket World Cup defeat by Bangladesh

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00:00 Where and why did things go so well after that?

00:05 What was the pressure like?

00:07 How did you deal with the pressure?

00:09 What was the pressure like?

00:11 What was the pressure like?

00:13 What was the pressure like?

00:15 What was the pressure like?

00:17 What was the pressure like?

00:19 What was the pressure like?

00:22 What was the pressure like?

00:50 I just wanted to ask about the outfield as well.

00:52 I know it's a tough spot for players who are slipping over a bit deep throughout those innings.

00:58 With the paint on it, it's a ground fit that I wish we'd scanned.

01:04 I don't think that's a decision for me to sit here and make an assessment of.

01:08 I just think if you've got players unsure of whether they can dive,

01:12 we see the product of cricket all around the world where players are taught and encouraged to improve their fielding.

01:20 And when you've got players worried about getting injured, we're lucky Mujib hasn't got a serious knee injury towards the end.

01:28 Yes, he probably shouldn't have dived on his knee.

01:30 But we saw, I think it was Devon Conway from New Zealand early on as well.

01:38 So, something for them to look at, but it's not the reason why we lost today.

01:41 I'm sure I'm definitely not putting any blame on that, but that's something to keep an eye on for the future, hopefully.

01:55 Anaheitul Haq, Yassini from BBC Pashto in Delhi.

01:58 Definitely in such tournaments, the first match losing or winning has its impact.

02:04 What do you think or what do you fear for coming matches?

02:07 Well, I'd like to see us bounce back.

02:10 I think obviously we know the areas we need to improve.

02:13 And we've got two big games in Delhi now against India and then England.

02:20 So, we've got to dust ourselves off.

02:22 We travel tomorrow to Delhi, a couple of practices and then a big match against India,

02:27 which is going to be a great spectacle.

02:29 And I know the boys will be really, really up for it.

02:32 Jonathan, you spoke about the batting coming unstuck after a point.

02:39 But what do you make of the decision-making of some of the top-order batters?

02:43 Because the talk yesterday from Hashimath also was that there is a sense of familiarity for your team,

02:48 having played so much in India, having played the IPL.

02:50 But would you say the decision-making today with short selection was a problem?

02:54 I think when you lose nine wickets for 73, there's a problem, yeah.

02:59 So, the decision-making, the stability.

03:01 And certainly when you get bowled out in 38 overs, that was the problem today.

03:06 I would say middle-order needs to take more responsibility.

03:13 But also, if there's momentum in the game, try and wrestle the momentum back at all.

03:19 It just seemed to go all Bangladesh's way and no one stayed there and sort of tried to absorb some pressure.

03:25 It seemed to be sort of one-dimensional a little bit, so that's something we've got to work on.

03:30 You worked on this half-percent and then a two-percent reduction.

03:41 But do you think there's enough mental strength to pass on to the bigger teams?

03:45 I think so. I think we've seen it in spurts.

03:48 I just think we need to do it more consistently for longer periods of time.

03:51 Certainly over 100 overs for an ODI, it's a long day and you need to be on it all the time.

03:58 So, being more consistent in our basics is what's going to look after us going forward in this tournament.

04:05 So, I look forward to the challenge that lays ahead in the next coming matches.

04:11 And I'm excited to see how they respond.

04:14 How do you feel about the way you played against the Spurs?

04:17 I think they just played... We didn't play their spinners at all well.

04:21 And they played our spinners OK. I think they played pretty well.

04:26 It just was stark contrast to the way that we played the Spurs.

04:32 So, I think we've got to be more consistent in our basics.

04:35 And I'm excited to see how they respond.

04:37 How did you feel about the way you played against the Spurs?

04:40 I think they played pretty well. It just was stark contrast to the way that we played the Bangladesh spinners.

04:47 No disrespect to them at all. They bowled well. They're fine bowlers.

04:52 But we allowed them to bowl well.

04:54 Did you think it turned?

04:55 I thought it did turn a little bit as well. I thought it sort of held up.

04:59 I thought if the game had gone another 20 overs or 12 overs in our innings,

05:04 we'd have had that towards the end of the innings as well.

05:07 Is that it? Thank you. Have a good evening.

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