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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: India head coach Craig Fulton has urged his side to show greater composure and sharpen their defensive discipline against Pakistan after England exposed their weaknesses in a 2-4 defeat in their second Pool D match<\/a> of the Hockey World Cup on Monday.India produced a strong first half and led 2-1 at the break after goals from Harmanpreet Singh<\/a> and Dilpreet Singh. But England turned the contest around after half-time, scoring three times to leave India needing at least a point against Pakistan in their final pool match on Wednesday to progress to the second round.Fulton admitted India\u2019s defensive intensity dropped after the interval.\u201cThe first half was good. We got PCs on the counter-attack and came back nicely with a bit more control. In the third quarter our defence was not as good as it was supposed to be,\u201d Fulton said after the match.\u201cEngland played like a world number three team. We created a few chances but couldn’t convert those.\u201d<\/p>\n The India coach was quick to shift focus to the Pakistan game, recognising the importance of Wednesday\u2019s clash. India have three points from two matches after beating Wales in their opener, while Pakistan have one point.\u201cIf we had won today, we still have to do the business in the next game. We just have to be better on the ball in the final match and show a bit of composure. We needed to press out and put some pressure on them,\u201d he said.\u201cThe forward line played well but we needed to score three-plus goals and we could only score two. It’s just the second match and we will learn from this loss. We have another big opportunity against Pakistan and the boys are motivated for that.\u201dIndia had taken control of the contest after falling behind in the first quarter. Nicholas Bandurak put England ahead in the 14th minute before Harmanpreet equalised from a penalty corner. Dilpreet then completed the turnaround in the second quarter.England, however, dominated the third quarter. Stuart Rushmere levelled in the 39th minute before Henry Croft put England ahead four minutes later. Bandurak added his second from a penalty corner in the 55th minute to seal the victory.<\/p>\n Experienced midfielder Manpreet Singh<\/a> also pointed to defensive lapses as a key reason for the defeat and warned India cannot afford similar mistakes against Pakistan.\u201cWe were playing so well till the third quarter but there were a few defensive lapses in the last quarter which cost us. Overall, the performance was good but the defence has to be very strong against the top teams and we need to convert our chances also,\u201d Manpreet said.India tried several variations from penalty corners, but England\u2019s defence stood firm.\u201cWe were trying variations on PCs but they defended well. We cannot underestimate any team. Pakistan also have good penalty corner specialists, so we must not concede PCs against them. We have to earn more PCs in the upcoming matches,\u201d he said.Manpreet also stressed that India continued to create opportunities despite England\u2019s pressure.\u201cOur defenders broke their full press many times. It’s a long tournament and we will learn from the mistakes. You cannot play with the same momentum for the whole 60 minutes, but we are creating opportunities till the last minute. There is a structure of playing and we follow that,\u201d he said.With England now sitting at the top of Pool D with two wins, India\u2019s attention turns firmly to Pakistan. A draw would be enough to take India through, while defeat would end their campaign.<\/div>\n Team India (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India head coach Craig Fulton has urged his side to show greater composure and sharpen their defensive discipline against Pakistan after England exposed their weaknesses in a 2-4 defeat in their second Pool D match of the Hockey World Cup on Monday.India produced a strong first half 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