Georgetown (Guyana), March 30: England skipper Michael Vaughan has shrugged of his team`s lack of a big-hitter at the top of the batting order at the World Cup.
England have a host of technically correct players, but none who have threatened to set the tournament alight by taking the fight to the opposition in the manner of Sri Lanka`s Sanath Jayasuriya or Matthew Hayden of Australia.
"We just try to play to what we feel are our strengths. We naturally don`t have a (Sanath) Jayasuriya or (Adam) Gilchrist or (Matthew) Hayden, but at the moment we are quite happy with the way we are playing," said Vaughan.
"We have not been bogged down as yet in the first 15-20 overs. We have played our natural cricket and we have done okay. "Later on in the tournament, if we feel there is an option for change and we need to use the first 20 overs more, there are players in our team who we feel could do that."
Despite entering the super eights without a point having lost to fellow qualifiers New Zealand in the opening group stage, Vaughan said he believed the destination of the World Cup title was still impossible to predict.
"I still think the world cup is open, but the Australians are looking stronger. They have played some good games and beaten a good team in South Africa and the hosts the other day," said Vaughan.
"So they are in good form but as soon as you get to the semi-finals, anything can happen. That`s what we are looking to do -- looking to play well in the Super Eights and give ourselves a chance to play in the semi-finals."
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