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England cricket team at the t20 world cup: List of players and current odds

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England cricket team at the t20 world cup: List of players and current odds

Current information on England’s performance in warm-up matches, odds, competition structure, and their chances prior to their opening encounter on October 22.

The 2-0 defeat of Australia, the 4-3 series win in Pakistan, and the fifth one-off victory over Pakistan at the Gabba have all raised expectations for England’s World Cup prospects significantly. In the latter series, played in their preferred batting nation, Alex Hales and Dawid Malan solidified their spots in the top three alongside captain Jos Buttler.

Sam Curran’s form, Mark Wood’s poisonous pace, Reece Topley’s tenacity and talent, and Chris Woakes’ unwavering new-ball mastery were all extremely encouraging signals. The only major issues are with the bowlers with the best T20 records, Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan, who both appeared sluggish following lengthy injury layoffs despite taking some punishment and picking up crucial wickets. Ben Stokes, who contributed with the bat in the triumph over Pakistan while Liam Livingstone, who is now back from injury, took one for eight off of his two overs and hammered two sixes in his 16-ball 26, fielded superbly and bowled with great skill and heart against Australia.

What recent news is there?

After a remarkable run of seven victories in 10 completed T20 internationals in Pakistan and Australia, England head coach Matthew Mott believes his team is among the favorites to win the title.

We seem to have regained our mojo, according to Mott. “There are a number of teams that might win this World Cup, and we are one of them if we play really outstanding cricket and triumph in the crucial moments. We have a chance just like everyone, in my opinion.

“We undoubtedly left Pakistan with the hope of preparing well for a World Cup, but we wanted to approach this series in isolation and give it our all. We played some really decent cricket overall, in my opinion, against a really good team in some unusual circumstances (Perth was very different from here).

Mott said that England would soon know who would be on their roster for the T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan on October 22. Alex Hales, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, and Mark Wood are among the ten members of England’s team who seem certain to play.

How is England expected to perform?

They entered the competition as heavy favorites before falling to New Zealand in the semifinal, and they have the talent to win it all. Their tenacity was put to the test in Pakistan, where they overcame a 3-2 deficit to win the series 4-3. They also had to step outside of their comfort zone when they lost the toss in all three of their matches against Australia, where they set winning totals in the first two and were just about to win the third when rain intervened to spare Australia’s blushes.