England is known as the birth place of cricket. They showed their great potential by winning the Ashes. They ranked 5th in the ICC team ranking. They are in a Pool A along with Bangladesh, Scotland, Afghanistan, Australia, Sri Lanka & New Zealand.
Their past performances:-1975: Semi-final
1979: Runners-up
1983: Semi-final
1987: Runners up
1999: Group stage
2003: Pool stage
2011: Quarter finals
1979: Runners-up
1983: Semi-final
1987: Runners up
1999: Group stage
2003: Pool stage
2011: Quarter finals
England team squad:-
Eoin Morgan (captain)
Moeen Ali
James Anderson
Gary Ballance
Ian Bell
Ravi Bopara
Stuart Broad
Jos Buttler
Steven Finn
Alex Hales
Chris Jordan
Joe Root
James Taylor
James Tredwell
Chris Woakes
Moeen Ali
James Anderson
Gary Ballance
Ian Bell
Ravi Bopara
Stuart Broad
Jos Buttler
Steven Finn
Alex Hales
Chris Jordan
Joe Root
James Taylor
James Tredwell
Chris Woakes
They have Eoin Morgan as the Captain of England for the World Cup 2015 and Jos Buttler as a Wicket Keeper. They have experienced player in this World Cup so we can expect good from them in World Cup.
Strength: England cricket team is always considered as the strongest opponent. Ian Bell and Joe Root are the two only consistent batsmen of England. The have Anderson & Stuart Broad to the best bowling attack.
Weakness: They have the worst Strike Rate amongst all major teams in this World Cup. This could be a biggest weakness. No experience batsman in middle order. Middle order consistence perfomance.
Key player: James Anderson has proved himself as one of the most skilful and prolific fast bowlers in England's history. His talents have been particularly apparent in Test cricket where his command of swing bowling, especially on his home grounds, has been the stuff of artistry, bearing comparison with any swing bowler in any age.
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