3 reasons why England will win the World Cup and 3 reasons they won't

#2 Why they won't: Lack of good bowling depth

Jofra Archer has been left out of the initial World Cup Squad

While the batting line up looks strong for the English, their bowling strength is weak in comparison. Unlike other teams in the competition, the English team lacks a genuinely top end fast bowler in their attack. They rely on Chris Woakes to open the bowling from one end, and occasionally the likes of Liam Plunkett and Willey can step up with the ball. They controversially left the likes of Jofra Archer and Chris Jordan out of their initial squad. While Archer may get picked in the squad to replace the likes of Alex Hales, leaving him out of the initial squad and omitting Jordan completely looks like an oversight on their behalf.

If you compare the English bowling attack to the likes of South Africa, who are led by Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn, or India with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, the picture is not all that pretty. England will have to rely on Moeen Ali and Joe Root to get them through the middle overs.