 Swann says England are happy to be playing in Centurion
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Spinner Graeme Swann says there is "strong belief" in the England camp that they can go on to win the Champions Trophy in South Africa.
England face Australia or Pakistan in the semi-finals on Friday after group wins over Sri Lanka and South Africa and an academic loss to New Zealand.
"We're going to have to play the same exciting brand of cricket to be successful," said Swann.
"And if we do that we can go on and win this trophy."
England are waiting on the fitness of fast bowler Stuart Broad and wicket-keeper Matt Prior ahead of the clash in Centurion.
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Broad, who claimed four wickets in Tuesday's four-wicket defeat by the Black Caps, has a sore left buttock and will undergo a scan on Thursday.
Prior has missed the last two games with a viral infection but is expecting to train on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Swann added that England are happy to be playing at Centurion Park, where they sent the hosts crashing out of the tournament with a 22-run win on Sunday.
"We're happy playing at Centurion because when we do play there our batsmen really express themselves and love batting on that wicket," he added.
"The Wanderers [in Johannesburg, where England lost to New Zealand] is a lot harder to play on."
And Swann put England's change of fortunes following the 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Australia in the recent one-day series down to little more than "a change of scenery".
"There's been no inspiring team talk or magic touch, it was just a change of scenery, a different team to play against, a decent wicket to bat on, things just clicked.
"We won the first two games because we were playing a fearless game of cricket and everything was coming off, and long may it continue."
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