CAPE TOWN, Feb 23: England captain Nasser Hussain described his team’s upset World Cup victory over Pakistan on Saturday as a “special performance”.

England crushed Pakistan by 112 runs, with 20-year-old swing bowler James Anderson taking four for 29 as Hussain’s side put their Ashes hammering and the Zimbabwe controversy well behind them with their third straight win of the tournament.

“We bowled them out and they didn’t get themselves out - it was a special performance,” Hussain said. “We have only won one game and we haven’t won the World Cup or anything but after some very average performances this winter that was an exceptional bowling performance.”—Reuters