So you can never count them out. And as you say, they've got nothing to lose.
So they could come out playing like millionaires, which most of them are already," he said.
The assistant coach acknowledged a mixed middle phase in the tournament but maintained confidence in the team's top-order batting strength.
"Obviously, we started like a train, won our first four.
Then we had a bit of a middle period where we didn't play as well as we would like.
We lost some close games, dropped some catchers, which cost us games.
But we felt that we still played some really good cricket in all those games we lost. This last game gave us a lot of confidence," Penney said.
Addressing criticism regarding the player's lack of fielding appearances, Penney clarified that the management aimed solely to optimize his batting physical state.
"There's no specific reason why, 'oh, he's a bad fielder, we're not playing him in the field.' It's nothing to do with that.
It's just circumstances. And sometimes there was a slightly, maybe better fielder or more experienced fielder.
But generally, it's been to keep him fresh for his batting," said Penney.
The coaching staff pointed out that the opener had shown strong tactical restraint during crucial match situations instead of attempting immediate boundaries.
"He doesn't really have to run between the wickets too much, does it? Just about a break.
I think he can if he has to. You saw in the last game, he had 10 of 11 balls.
