ICC World Cup 2019: Strongest England playing XI

#8 Chris Woakes

New Zealand v England - 2nd ODI

Chris Woakes has performed decently well in the recent past. He has been an integral part of England's squad and can play crucial roles in both departments be it batting or bowling. He has scalped 114 wickets in 80 matches at an economy rate of less than 6.

In 2018, he picked 19 wickets from 13 games at an average of 26.63 with the best figures of 3 for 26. He can be handy with a bat too. Thus far, the right-handed batsman has scored 1039 runs in 56 innings at a strike-rate of more than 90 with the best knock of unbeaten 90. He would look to replicate the same in the 2019 World Cup.

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#9 Adil Rashid

England Media Access

After the early exit in the recent World Cup tournament, the best move was including Adil Rashid in the ODI squad. The spinner played five ODIs in 2009 and was then out for six years. Since the end of 2015 World Cup, he has taken 116 wickets from 73 matches which are more than any other English player.

In 2018, the 30-year-old spinner scalped 42 wickets from just 24 matches at an average of 27.48 with the best bowling figure of 4 for 36. He can play an important role for his country during the tournament.