5 reasons why England will defeat India to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2013

2. Dependable Top Order

In almost every fixture that England have played in this competition, one of the top four batsmen has played an innings of substance for England. That has been the factor that has propelled them to reasonable scores that have proved good enough, given England’s strong bowling attack. It was Ian Bell against Australia, Alastair Cook against New Zealand, Joe Root against Sri Lanka and Jonathan Trott against South Africa. The orthodox fashion in which they construct their innings has proved to be a strength so far but it can be a potential weakness against a heavy scoring side like India. England will be hoping that it turns out to be a strength on Sunday.