ICC World Cup 2019 | England are a well-balanced side, says Geoffrey Boycott

England whitewashed Pakistan in the ODI giving a glimpse of what’s in the store for the upcoming mega event. The batting power-house had cake-walked 300 plus totals in the series without even sweating it out. Many cricket pundits and experts believe that this is England’s golden chance to lift the coveted title for the first time in their ODI career. Geoffrey Boycott believes England have all the bases covered and have evolved into a formidable unit, which has a golden chance of winning the title this time.

“They have been playing a good brand of cricket in the limited overs for the last twelve months. They have worked very hard and now is the time to get the rewards. They have good openers, a fantastic middle-order, the top all-rounders have been delivering and they are also really blessed with good spinners and medium pacers. England were favourites at least three times after the introduction of the World Cup. But this time they are real favourites. We played three finals before and just could not manage to cross the last hurdle. I'll be really surprised if England fail to win the cup this time,” Boycott added.

“Another top team. India's plus point is that their spinners are taking wickets in the middle-overs which is vital for breaking partnerships. Like England, India also have a good bowling attack and splendid batting depth. It all depends how the teams perform on the day of the match. Please don't think I have more confidence in England team this time because it is my country. I have criticized my team many times before. I'll do that again when they make a mistake,” Boycott added.