On a Thursday evening in Cardiff, England's cricketers continued their quiet dismantling of what it means to chase a target, dispatching Sri Lanka by six wickets in just over twelve overs to seal a T20 series with a match still unplayed. Tom Banton's unbeaten 52 was the instrument, but the deeper story belongs to a team that has won 22 of its last 25 internationals — a collective confidence that now borders on inevitability. Under Brendon McCullum, England have found something rarer than talent: a shared belief that the game is already theirs to lose.