The reason attributed to the victory against New Zealand, among other things, was sticking to their 'mantra', according to Morgan, Cricbuzz reports.
"I think we sort of knew that coming into the tournament, the difficult challenge in applying that to World Cup games is that it is just a one-off game. It lends itself more for you to be, whatever the way you play, it should be the extremity of that on the day because you don't get another chance and it's taken us time to get to grips with that, you know. We do stick to our mantra the whole time and not actually be cagey, or desperate, or anything in those sort of regards...It doesn't work for us and it won't win us the World Cup," Morgan said at the press conference after the game.
"The manner in which they played is the most important because we bat all the way down. We are not asking our guys to average 50 and strike it at 120, that is unrealistic. But pushing the ceiling as to what guys would normally do was part of the process in which we have gone through probably the first two years of the four-year cycle. But looking at where the guys are at now, it is incredible, really, that the talent they possess and actually what they can achieve on a consistent basis," said Morgan.
The confidence from the victories over India and New Zealand would hold them in good stead during the knock-out stage said the England captain.
"I think we do tap into what we have achieved the last two games. It's been extremely important to our campaign. It is obviously the reason that we have got through and we have been able to play some of our best cricket because of that. So tapping into that, identifying what we did well and if that still remains the same priority going into the semifinal, which I think it will.
When asked if the lengthy break is a good thing for the team, Morgan replied: "I think it is a really good thing. I can't wait to do nothing, or get distracted by other things that I enjoy doing. It's been - I suppose we have rode the rollercoaster of playing well, playing terrible and playing good again, so particularly our bowlers, they need a rest, they need to get away. We haven't chopped and changed the team a lot so our seamers do need a rest. And our batsmen need to get away from the game and hopefully come back fresh."