Liam Dawson has revealed England’s disappointment after the two ­agonising defeats to Sri Lanka and Pakistan that have left making the ODI tri-series final in serious doubt. “That ­changing room is gutted, we’re desperate to win,” he said.

To reach the final, England need Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka on Tuesday and then they have to thrash Gary Kirsten’s men on Thursday, but Dawson is optimistic the losses can help them in the World Cup in 12 months’ time in southern Africa.

“If you look at the last two games, we’ve been in positions where we should have won, so that is a ­massive positive as a group,” he said. “To lose those two games from a position we’re in is frustrating because we should have won those games.

“If, in a year’s time, we do get to those situations again and bank on our previous experiences then we’ll look back at this tri-series as a huge positive.”

The 36-year-old said he is not drawing any conclusions from ­usurping Adil Rashid.…