ICC T20 World cup champion England is one of the hot favourites to win 2011 Oneday cricket world cup in sub-continent. T20 World cup win boosted the morale of England's underachievers.   2011 Cricket world cup – England squad analysis:  Current ICC one day Ranking: 5  Coach: Andy Flower  Captain: Andrew Strauss  Crucial players: Graeme Swann, Anderson, Kevin Pietersen & Eoin Morgan  Missing players: Alastair Cook, Chris Tremlett, Owais Shah & Steven Davies  Group A: England, India, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh, Netherlands & Ireland  Qualification: Directly qualified basing on ICC ranking.  World cup history: England was the most consistent performer at world cups until 1992. It lost to West Indies, Australia and Pakistan in the finals of 1979, 1987 & 1992 world cups respectively. Indian cricket fans may never forget the wonderful final match at Eden Gardens between Mike Gatting's England and Allan Border's Australia in Reliance World cup. But, England struggled in 1999, 2003 and 2007 world cups.   England team for 2011 Cricket World Cup:   S.NoCricketer NameAgeICC RankState      Batsmen:        1.Andrew Strauss  18  2.Jonathan Trott  43  3.Ian Bell  47  4.Kevin Pietersen  40  5.Eoin Morgan  17        All-rounders:        1.Tim Bresnan 26  & 46 Yorkshire 2.Paul Collingwood  19 & 66  3. Luke Wright 26  Sussex 4. Michael Yardy 30  Sussex       Wicket-Keepers:        1.Matt Prior               Bowlers:        1.James Anderson  9  2.Stuart Broad  6  3.Graeme Swann  3  4.James Tredwell 29   5.Ajmal Shahzad                 Schedule of England world cup matches:  1. February 22: Vs Netherlands at VCA stadium in Nagpur  2. Febraury 27: Vs India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata - most crucial game.  3. March 2: Vs Ireland at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore  4. March 6: Vs South Africa at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai  5. March 11: Vs Bangladesh in Chittagong  6. March 17: Vs West Indies in Chennai   Strengths: Best pace attack, Best spinner & in-form batsmen  Weaknesses: Young batsmen's inexperience of playing on the Indian pitches    Our rating for England team: 8/10   Our prediction for England in 2011 World Cup:  England is a serious contender to win world cup after a long time. England will reach semi-finals and any thing can happen at that stage. Over-confidence of Mike Gatting (can you forget that sweet shot?) costed them against Australia in the Reliance world cup final at Eden gardens in 1987. England may not repeat such mistakes.    Please share your views on England cricket squad.   … [Read more...]