England skipper Eoin Morgan on Friday (October 22) said they have come a long way since agonising defeat to West Indies in the final of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2016.

Morgan and his men were on the brink of victory but Carlos Brathwaite had smashed Ben Stokes for four sixes in the last over to power West Indies to the title win at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

As England are set to take on the Caribbean side in their opening match of the T20 World Cup 2021, Morgan made it clear that his team doesn’t carry any scars from that loss.

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"No. I think some of the biggest disappointments in anyone's career are more learnings than scars," Morgan said on the eve of the game against West Indies.

"I think if they were scars we would have lost a lot of players who wouldn't have progressed like they have done over the last four or five years."

Morgan praised the defending T20 World Cup champions and said that he is looking forward to the highly-anticipated clash.

"West Indies are a strong team with a lot of experience," he said. "They have a lot of guys who have been around a long time.

"We've played them a lot over the last three years both as individuals in various tournaments around the world and in an England shirt as well.

"It has been a long time since we've played them in a T20 World Cup and we look forward to it."

The southpaw also highlighted the impact of the dew factor ahead of their first game.

"I'm stating the obvious when I say it's an advantage to chase if there is dew around," Morgan said. "It is tougher for bowlers — the ball does tend to skid on a little bit more.

"But every team is in the same boat, every team is going to come up against this challenge throughout the World Cup. It's been a factor throughout the IPL (Indian Premier League) recently.

"It hasn't been around every night, so it's harder to predict when it will fall or not."

(With AFP inputs)