""Winning like that can only be good for you," said Jacks, whose 53 not out was crucial in lifting England to 202-7."
""We've got a lot of stuff we can get better at but coming into today, my own personal expectation and desire is we want to win easily. We don't want it to be that close and feel those nerves. "But, going forward, it's more experience and we can never have enough of that.""
""You're nervous, you've got all kinds of nerves and expectation. "I had a little chat with Morgs [former England captain Eoin Morgan] before the toss and said these are the hardest games because we want to get there so badly. "Now we've done it it's [about] enjoying it. This is our first aim and now we focus on the teams that we know will be in our group.""
England qualified for the Super 8s despite unconvincing group-stage displays, including a final-ball win over Nepal, a loss to West Indies, and a nervy victory over Scotland. Will Jacks scored 53 not out to help England to 202-7 against Italy. Jofra Archer took two early wickets, but Ben Menenti (60 off 25) and Grant Stewart (45 off 22) staged a threatening chase before Sam Curran defended the penultimate and final overs to secure qualification. England will play their entire Super 8s phase in Sri Lanka and view the close matches as valuable experience.
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