On Wednesday, Afghanistan beat England by eight runs in Lahore to stay in the hunt for a berth in the last four, underlining their strength in limited-overs cricket.

Trott’s side beat England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to finish sixth at the 50-overs World Cup in 2023 and followed that up by making the semi-finals of the T20 edition last year, beating Australia along the way.

"It s all on the line, and since I ve been coach we ve played against Australia three times and we ve been in the game in each of those games," former England batter Trott told reporters.

"We should take a lot of confidence from that ... certainly what happened in the World Cup, T20 World Cup, and I say this to the players as well, that Afghanistan s never going to be taken lightly ever again.

"We ve got to be prepared because I know Australia aren t going to take us lightly. In the past, perhaps people would have seen the fixture and thought it was a little bit easier than playing a historic test nation.

"In this format, in these conditions, I don t see that. Every game that we play is going to be competitive and every game we go into I expect to win."

Trott said there was a rawness to the team when he took over in 2022 but they have grown with experience.

"I m quite an ambitious type of guy and I m ambitious with these talented players," he added.

"Who knows what we can achieve."