Earlier this week, cricket fans witnessed one of the biggest upsets in the history of World Cup as Afghanistan defeated defending champions England by 69 runs at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

With two losses from three games, the Three Lions are currently occupying the fifth spot on the points table featuring 10 teams.

Despite the underwhelming start, former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum believes England's path to reclaiming their glory in the Cricket World Cup is still viable.

McCullum, who is the coach of the England Test team, asked Jos Buttler and his men to stay true to their method and play an aggressive brand of cricket.

"They will get there. It is still early days and this tournament is a slow burn, so there is plenty of time and matches for them to catch up," McCullum said in his recent interview published by the Mirror.

"It is a World Cup, so there is going to be the odd upset and that is what you want in a tournament like this," he added.

Even though England find themselves in the bottom half of the points table, McCullum reckons they have got enough quality players in their ranks to defend the World Cup title.

"Of course, the boys would have liked to be 3 and 0, but sport doesn't work like that and sometimes you have to cope with challenges and then show how good you are," McCullum said.

"One thing is for sure, there are good reasons why England have won two World Cups recently. It is the quality of the players and the manner with which they play the game that makes them a world class side,” he further remarked.

England’s next World Cup match is scheduled against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday (October 21).