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Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede is eyeing a \u201cmassive opportunity\u201d to edge England for a place in the Champions Trophy, insisting the pressure is all on Jos Buttler\u2019s men.<\/p>\n
While the 2019 champions have endured a miserable World Cup, sitting rock bottom in 10th place after seven games, the only associate nation at the competition have exceeded expectations with victory over Bangladesh and a famous upset of South Africa.<\/p>\n
They meet in Pune on Wednesday with qualification for the next global 50-over tournament potentially on the line \u2013 something England would have taken for granted just weeks ago before their campaign crumbled.<\/p>\n
Breaking into the Champions Trophy would be a striking achievement for the Dutch and one De Leede, who plays for Durham, believes is within their grasp if England succumb to the tension of their situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a title-defending team there is a huge pressure on you straight away, especially when you don\u2019t get a great start, and I\u2019m sure there is added pressure for them now on this game,\u201d he told the PA news agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us it\u2019s a privilege to be playing for a spot in the Champions Trophy, for them it\u2019s an expectation to finish at least in the top eight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a massive opportunity, 100 per cent. It\u2019s in the back of our heads that if we do manage to win this game it would help enormously to qualify and that would be huge for Dutch cricket.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course England are a dangerous side, they have such quality in the batting and bowling departments, but two wins in this campaign is pretty good for us and we feel as a group there is more out there for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proof is there in the South Africa game. To see what we have been practising come off against a team like that was great to see and gave us a lot of confidence as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Getting games against the bigger nations is very hard for us. It\u2019s hard to get teams to play us so we\u2019ve got to force them to, that\u2019s the only way.<\/p>\n
De Leede, who has taken more wickets than any English bowler with 11 so far, is also embracing the chance to strike a blow against a system that frequently cuts out those who do not have full member status as ICC level.<\/p>\n
The abandonment of the World Cup Super League format means the Netherlands no longer have mandatory games against the biggest names and will instead slip back into a structure that pits them against the likes of Namibia, Nepal, Scotland and Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting games against the bigger nations is very hard for us. It\u2019s hard to get teams to play us so we\u2019ve got to force them to, that\u2019s the only way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we did qualify for the Champions Trophy it would secure another seven games against the best teams. That how we keep progressing as a national team and it\u2019s in our hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe kind of felt like we were gate-crashing here so to come through would be massive.\u201d<\/p>\n