ICC World Cup 2019: Strongest Playing XI of all 10 teams

#3 England

England has some fearsome batsmen in the squad

The hosts will start the tournament as one of the favourites. The World No.1 side have played some exceptional white ball cricket over the past couple of years and have tasted success at home and on overseas tours.

Eoin Morgan will lead the side which have some fearsome hitters. Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy will open the batting, while the middle order comprises of Joe Root, Morgan, Jos Buttler, and Ben Stokes. The talking point of the squad is the absence of Jofra Archer, who has been in phenomenal form over the past 12 months.

However, England selectors have clarified that the squad announced was a "preliminary" one, and they would finalise their final 15-man World Cup squad after the ODI series against Pakistan, which ends on May 19.

Squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Strongest XI: Bairstow, Roy, Root, Morgan, Buttler, Stokes, Ali, Woakes, Rashid, Plunkett, and Wood.