Finn puts Wellington horrors behind him

Steven Finn has denied that England will have to overcome any demons when they return to the site of one of their worst-ever World Cup defeats this weekend.

England head back to Westpac Stadium for a potentially-decisive clash with Sri Lanka, just a week after they were left humiliated by New Zealand.

After being skittled for 123, the England players helplessly watched on as the mood took Brendon McCullum to rattle the ball around the 'Cake Tin' and reel in the meagre target in just 12.2 overs.

Finn fared worst than most as his two overs cost a remarkable 49 runs. McCullum sent half of his 12 deliveries over the rope.

"In that situation, against New Zealand, McCullum was always going to come hard and it seemed that everything I tried to do didn't quite work," Finn said.

"When you're bowling and it's disappearing over your head for six it's not a nice feeling, you feel like a wally when you're out there, but it happened and it's in the past now. There are no demons there."

Finn says the team have played well at the venue previously, having beaten the Black Caps in a Twenty20 international there in 2013.

The heavy back-to-back defeats against Australia and New Zealand illustrated the gap England must bridge if they are to have any hope of lifting a first World Cup title in Melbourne on March 29.

Finn is determined not to shy away from any deficiencies exposed in those games.

"I'm obviously very disappointed, gutted and embarrassed about the way it did happen.

"It will happen again. Someone will come that hard at us again but we'll have to find a way of dealing with it."