Pakistan, May 23 -- Hosts of the World Cup for the fifth time, there is an air of optimism around England's team and a sense of belief that they can finally clinch the trophy that has eluded them in its 44-year history. Top of the world rankings for One Day Internationals, the team skippered by Eoin Morgan is well-settled despite the recent focus on players who missed out on a place in the final 15-man squad. The side has a good mix of strokeplaying batsmen, spin and seam bowling and enough all-rounders to provide depth in the batting department and options with the ball.

"For me as a captain, being more experienced, and having been through four years of being captain, our prep and planning has been excellent and the guys have responded ...