England were 30,000 feet in the air and oblivious to events in Mumbai as the West Indies stunned India to set up a mouthwatering rematch in the World Twenty20 final.
Eoin Morgan's squad had a late connection from Delhi to Kolkata on Thursday night following their thrilling semi-final victory over New Zealand and were still en route as Lendl Simmons and Andre Russell blasted the hosts out of the tournament.
The game was over by the time the team touched down on the tarmac but they will surely spend part of Friday brushing up on the latest brilliant chase by the Caribbean showmen.
England were on the wrong end of one at the start of the Super 10 stage, shell-shocked by Chris Gayle's punishing century, and will now get their shot at redemption.
Since that defeat, England's confidence has risen dramatically with wins over South Africa, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and the Black Caps, leaving batting coach Paul Collingwood sure they are playing the kind of cricket that wins silverware.
Collingwood knows something about that having captained England to victory in the competition in 2010, and insists the current generation put his team firmly in the shade.
"These guys are mentally different to what we used to be. 'Who dares wins' is pretty much the motto," he said, prior to the second semi-final.
"On the odd time it might not work but you'll win things, big tournaments, by having an aggressive approach rather than a conservative one.
"We probably would think 'this is a big game' and pull back a little bit. It seems to be the other way round for these guys, they seem to thrive on the excitement of the big stage.
"They want to put the other team under pressure as early as possible and that's the best way to go about it.
"In the past our line-up probably had one or two players that were real match-winners, this team is full of match-winners.
"You see them coming through the ranks now and they're taking the game to a different level to what it ever has been in England."
The Windies' boast some of the best power-hitters in the world, with Gayle, Simmons, Russell and Johnson Charles all proving as much in India, while captain Darren Sammy has yet to show his finishing prowess.
But Collingwood is happy with how England are shaping up too, having finally put together all three aspects of the game against New Zealand.
"This England team is very athletic with the way they move in the field, it's a very powerful batting line-up and when it comes to the bowling it covers all bases," said Collingwood.
"You've got left-arm seamers in there, a guy (Adil Rashid) who spins the ball both ways and guys with good yorkers.
"One of the main reasons we won that semi was the way we finished off with the ball. In the last 10 overs we were exceptional.
"We tick all the boxes."
Source: PA
