TOM BANTON is ready to comply with England’s buzzword of “adapting” to any situation at the T20 World Cup ahead of their do-or-die clash against Italy tomorrow.

Banton ensured England’s destiny for a Super Eight place remains in their own hands with a composed 63 not out in Saturday’s five-wicket win over Scotland, anchoring a nervy pursuit of 153 in Kolkata.

He did so by largely forgoing the sweeps, both orthodox and reverse, that have been a signature of his stop-start international career, with the stroke accounting for six batters in the match.

England still need to beat the lowest-ranked team in the tournament at Eden Gardens to guarantee a top-two spot in Group C and progress to the next stage in Sri Lanka, where conditions could differ slightly to India.

But Banton insisted England’s best prospects are to think on their feet and adjust accordingly, as they did in a 3-0 clean sweep in Sri Lanka, where they defended 128 in the last T20 earlier this month.

“It’s just reading the game and adapting — that’s the biggest word at the moment in our changing room,” Banton said.

“On a flat wicket, we’re one of the best teams in the world but if we want to win the World Cup, especially if we’re going to Sri Lanka, you’re only going to have to adapt.

“A big score is probably not going to be realistic. Like it happened in the last T20 [in Sri Lanka], it got really tight at the end. Sometimes it’s just about winning and winning ugly.”