It is still in England’s hands to reach the semi-finals of this enthralling World Cup. In a captivating game at Edgbaston, which was transformed into a wondrous Colosseum of cricket on a sunny Sunday afternoon, England won by 31 runs in a match decorated by high drama, sumptuous centuries from Jonny Bairstow and Rohit Sharma and a gutsy England performance after a tricky week under the spotlight. This victory was crucial to England’s World Cup hopes. It meant that if Eoin Morgan’s side can defeat New Zealand in Chester-le-Street on Wednesday they are guaranteed a place in the semi-finals. They will need every second of the next two days to recover from a sapping contest, in which they held their nerve superbly against the only unbeaten side left in the tournament – until 6.30pm on Sunday night. Theirs was not a flawless performance – life might have been less stressful for England and their supporters if Joe Root had held on to a routine slip catch when Sharma was on four – but it was a characterful one in the field after a fearless opening partnership had set England on their way earlier in the day. The scorecard highlights the…