We take at look at the hosts of this summer’s ICC Cricket World Cup, England, who will be looking to win the competition for the first-ever time.
First published in issue 20 of Wisden Cricket Monthly. Subscribe here
ODI ranking: 1
World Cup wins: 0
Final appearances: 3
World Cup record
Tournament appearances: 11
Matches: 72
Won: 41
Lost: 29
NR: 1
Tied: 1
Ways they can win it
Plenty. Terrifyingly fluid batting line-up. Monomaniacally attacking top seven. The most consistently destructive opening partnership in the competition. A genius called Jos. A match-winning leg-spinner and a sense that this time, finally, it might just happen.
England squad
Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, James Vince
Betfair Exchange odds: 3.0
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