ICC Champions Trophy 2017: England vs Pakistan, 5 things that went wrong for Eoin Morgan's side

#1 Losing their way in the middle

Root’s dismissal triggered the collapse

England were put in to bat by Pakistan and looked like they could score more than 300 runs, as, at one stage, they were cruising at close to five runs per over while Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow were at the middle. But as soon as Bairstow was sent back to the changing room, England's scoring rate dropped considerably.

More than the run rate, England lost wickets at regular intervals and the Three Lions could not forge a partnership in the middle order. England lost their entire middle order for just 60 runs as from 80/1, England were reduced to 162/6 in the space of 23 overs.

This was the biggest turning point of the game as England lost their way in the middle. In the overs between 20 and 40, England scored just 75 runs which shows Pakistan's dominance in the middle overs.