Morgan wants England to beat India and pick up crucial momentum ahead of the World Cup.
Hungry to get back to winning form, England captain Eoin Morgan is looking at the do-or-die tri-series tie against India as one that will build up the side's momentum ahead of the World Cup if they go on to win the game on Friday.
After handsomely beating India in their previous encounter, England's final round-robin fixture against Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team in Perth is a virtual semifinal as the winners go onto play Australia in the final on Sunday at the same venue.
"The guys are in high spirits. Yes, we did take a lot of confidence from that game and I think that performance has been a long time coming. We've put in a lot of work over the last year or so with very little reward," Morgan told reporters on the eve of the match.
The pitch at the WACA traditionally favours the fast bowlers and is bouncy. England, with one of the better fast-bowling attacks in the world, will fancy their chances against India's batting order which is going through form and injury-based issues in the tri-series.
Things are slowly falling in place for England, who have just six wins from their last 20 ODIs. Steven Finn, with a five-wicket haul against India and Ian Bell scoring an impressive 141 from 125 balls against Australia have given England a momentum that they'd like to carry forward with a win ahead of the upcoming World Cup.
"So an individual performance like Steven Finn put in was brilliant. Since then Ian Bell has put in a fantastic performance (against Australia) so things are starting to come together and I think a win tomorrow would give us huge confidence and build momentum for us ahead of the World Cup. I think it is important to win this game given the lack of success we've had before this tour. We've built a confidence in our preparation, in the game in Brisbane and in performances leading into the start of this series. So as momentum and confidence goes I think it's quite a big game," Morgan said.
"It's vitally important we adapt to conditions tomorrow. It's going to be a little bit different to everywhere we do play on this tour. But the guys are really looking forward to it. It's a place where you come and play and really look forward to it - one of those iconic grounds where you want to do well," he said.
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