England not under pressure ahead of Australia series

LONDON: Jonny Bairstow has insisted England can cope with the pressure of being the world’s top-ranked one-day international side as they head into a five-match series against Australia on the back of a shock sixrun defeat by Scotland.

Sunday’s stunning reverse in Edinburgh was England’s first match since rising to the top of the ODI rankings. “It’s part and parcel of the game,” he explained. “You get to number one and people are going to want to beat you, but you want to be number one in the world.