The loss against South Africa keeps England “grounded” as it shows that the team still has plenty to work on, according to pacer Mark Wood.

England were on a four-match winning streak before South Africa handed them a 10-run defeat in the final group game here on Saturday.

“It’s a shame we’ve lost the game, that brings us down to earth with a bit of a bump. It keeps us grounded and we know we’ve got some stuff to work on,” Wood told Sky Sports. “You never want to lose. We’re not used to losing and usually when we do we bounce back well. I think it’s just a lesson that we’ve got plenty to work on,” he added.

“South Africa played really well — they only lost two wickets and we’re not used to that — we’re used to getting wickets in the Powerplay and controlling the game from there. We were maybe off the pace, so we’ve got to work on things in training.”

It was Wood’s first match since he picked an ankle injury in the warm-up game against New Zealand.