England legend Graham Gooch has told six-shooter Eoin Morgan the secret of World Cup success: “Don’t peak too soon.” Captain Morgan’s record 17 sixes in a breathtaking 148 against Afghanistan set a new benchmark for England to swing when they are winning. But Friday’s shock 20-run defeat by Sri Lanka narrowed their margin for error, which will become even tighter if they come unstuck against Australia at Lord’s. Gooch, the only man to play in all three World Cup finals England have reached to date – in 1979, 1987 and 1992 – has painful experience of falling just short when all the signposts had pointed towards glory. Forty years ago, they had no answer to Sir Viv Richards’ imperious unbeaten 138, Collis King’s violent 86 and Joel Garner’s 5-38 as West Indies eased home by 92 runs at Lord’s. Eoin Morgan of England walks off ( Image: Getty Images) In 1987, they were well-placed to overhaul Australia’s 253-5 in Kolkata before Mike Gatting’s reverse sweep turned out to be a pivotal act of misadventure and England lost by just seven runs. And five years later, when Gooch was captain – the last time England were anything but cannon fodder at…