A bitterly disappointed Eoin Morgan was left regretting there is no home advantage in a global tournament and admitted his team failed to adapt to the conditions in Cardiff.

The decision to use a worn pitch that had been played on two days previously by Pakistan when they beat Sri Lanka left England having to attune to a slow, low surface closer in nature to Karachi than Cardiff.

Morgan could not criticise the pitch too stridently given the ease with which Pakistan batted on it but he will be rueing the International Cricket Council’s decision to use a worn surface for the first knockout match of the tournament. Three pitches have been prepared in Cardiff for four games in the tournament and the decision was taken last year on which one to use for the semi-final. There will be a fresh pitch for the final at the Oval on Sunday where five pitches have been prepared for nine games (including three warm-ups).

“I don't think there was any home advantage. We knew that we were going to play on a used wicket at some stage in this tournament, and we found out the other day that today was going to be on a used wicket,” said Morgan. “I think, going into today's game knowing that we were going to play on a used wicket potentially brought Pakistan's game closer to their home. So it was a big challenge and one that was too far for us.