England's head coach Brendon McCullum acknowledged his players' lack of confidence during their seven-wicket loss to South Africa but insisted the heavy defeat in India ahead of the tournament had not impacted their morale, despite the team ending its Champions Trophy campaign winless. The loss to South Africa marked England's seventh consecutive ODI defeat, extending their longest losing streak since the 2000/2001 season, when they suffered 11 straight losses. In India, England were beaten in both the T20 and ODI series. No I felt India was a very good preparation for such a tournament. Yes we were beaten comfortably by India but it was good preparation for a major tournament, McCullum told a media conference. McCullum acknowledged that his team came into the Champions Trophy with high hopes of making a strong finish, but their performance was disappointing. But we were very poor and it is very disappointing. But we saw tonight that we couldn't withstand the pressure and players