England World Cup Squad

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, England preview: Fearless batting, uncluttered mind give hosts their best chance to shine at global showpiece

England got to the latter stages of the last two ICC Champions Trophies which were held in England, looking well placed to win the tournaments, only to collapse when they needed to stand tall. Will it be any different this time?

Jason Roy, England batsman, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: After changing England's ODI approach, Roy set to shine at mega event

The slight worry for England is that Roy hasn’t been at his most fluent best in the early part of the English season, struggling for Surrey in the One Day Cup.

Mark Wood, England bowler, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: With some luck and careful workload management, pacer could put hosts in driver's seat

If England use Mark Wood wisely, and he finds a couple of spells where it all clicks, he could well put England in the driving seat in a few of those matches.

Chris Woakes, England all-rounder, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: With disciplined bowling and handy batting skills, Woakes is an excellent addition to XI

When it comes to ODI cricket, bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes is very much one of the first names England will choose.

Ben Stokes, England all-rounder, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: More than skills with bat and ball, Stokes brings a real sense of belief in team

What Ben Stokes brings to the Joe Root-led England team is a real sense of belief. He may not be a captain, but he is still a leader of the pack.

Joe Root, England batsman, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: Mr dependable brings stability to aggressive batting line-up

What Root gives this team is a modicum of stability. He is the man who can be relied upon to finish with 60 off 70 balls while someone at the other end goes at a strike rate of close to 200.

Tom Curran, England all-rounder, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: Excellent variations, big-hitting skills make Curran perfect for ODIs

As a seam bowler with decent pace and excellent variations, and a lower-middle order batsman who can play big shots, Curran is the perfect ODI cricketer

Adil Rashid, England bowler, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: Leg-spinner's breakthroughs in middle overs vital for team

What Rashid has done so well, something that has allowed England to reach the top of the ODI rankings, is take wickets in the middle overs.

Jos Buttler, England wicket-keeper, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: Buttler is England's trump card at mega event

Buttler has now become an all-format cricketer for England, but it is limited overs formats where he is truly world-class.

Jonny Bairstow, England batsman, World Cup 2019 Player Full Profile: Eoin Morgan will depend on Bairstow for quick starts at top order

Bairstow has opened the batting 32 times for England and averages over 50 in that position with all six of his tons coming when he batted at the very top of the order.