Though IPL season is still on-going, all the 10 nations are slowly and steadily preparing for Cricket World Cup 2019. Even the fans of fantasy cricket world cup are waiting for the biggest tournament of cricket
And their wait is slowly bearing fruits. To the joy of ODI fantasy world cup fans, the playing nations are releasing their squad now. England team has also released their initial World Cup squad. The England team is ranking the first in the world ODI cricket ranks since long.
Playing with a fantasy world cup team in the world cup is going to be fun for cricket lovers this year. This is because of the inclusion of new and talented young cricketers.
Like many other players from the playing nations, several England’s players are making the first appearance in world cup cricket game. Here’s a detailed look at the 15 member England Cricket team and their player profiles which will help you know them better.
BATSMEN
- EoinMorgan (Captain) – Opening Batsman
Age – 32
Matches Played – 216
Runs – 6813
Highest Score – 124
Average – 38.93
Strike Rate – 89.74
50s/100s – 43/12
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2007, 2011, 2015
2. Jason Roy – Opening Batsman
Age – 28
Matches Played – 72
Runs – 2661
Highest Score – 180
Average –38.57
Strike Rate – 105.51
50s/100s – 12/7
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
- Joe Root – Opening Batsman
Age –28
Matches Played – 125
Runs – 5090
Highest Score – 133
Average – 50.9
Strike Rate – 86.7
50s/100s – 29/14
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015 - Alex Hales – Opening Batsman
Age –30
Matches Played – 69
Runs – 2419
Highest Score – 171
Average – 37.8
Strike Rate – 95.73
50s/100s – 14/6
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015
ALL-ROUNDER
- Ben Stokes – Batting All-rounder
Age –27
Matches Played – 79
Runs – 2088
Highest Score – 102
Average – 36.63
Strike Rate – 93.84
50s/100s – 14/3
Wickets – 63
Best bowling figures – 5/61
Economy – 6.14
Previous World Cup Appearance – None - Moeen Ali – Batting All-rounder
Age –31
Matches Played – 91
Runs – 1645
Highest Score – 128
Average – 26.11
Strike Rate – 103.52
50s/100s – 5/3
Wickets – 78
Best bowling figures – 4/46
Economy –5.22
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015
- Joe Denly – Batting All-rounder
Age –33
Matches Played – 9
Runs – 268
Highest Score – 67
Average – 29.78
Strike Rate – 65.53
50s/100s – 2/0
Previous World Cup Appearance – None - Chris Woakes – Bowling All-rounder
Age –30
Matches Played – 83
Runs – 1039
Highest Score – 95
Average – 26.64
Strike Rate – 90.43
50s/100s – 4/0
Wickets – 116
Best bowling figures – 6/45
Economy – 5.61
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015 - Tom Curran –Bowling All-rounder
Age –24
Matches Played – 13
Runs – 71
Highest Score – 35
Average – 23.67
Strike Rate – 109.23
Wickets – 18
Best bowling figures – 5/35
Economy – 6.26
Previous World Cup Appearance – None - David Willey – Bowling All-rounder
Age –29
Matches Played – 42
Runs – 245
Highest Score – 50
Average – 18.85
Strike Rate – 84.48
50s/100s – 1/0
Wickets – 48
Best bowling figures – 4/34
Economy – 5.67
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
WICKETKEEPER
- Jonny Bairstow – Wicket Keeper Batsman
Age –29
Matches Played – 58
Runs – 2118
Highest Score – 141
Average – 46.04
Strike Rate – 105.01
50s/100s – 8/6
Previous World Cup Appearance – None - Jos Buttler (Keeper) – Wicket Keeper Batsman
Age –28
Matches Played – 126
Runs – 3387
Highest Score – 150
Average – 40.81
Strike Rate – 118.34
50s/100s – 18/7
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015
BOWLER
- Liam Plunkett
Age – 34
Matches Played – 77
Wickets – 116
Best bowling figures – 5/52
Average – 30.66
Economy – 5.88
5-wickets hauls – 1
Previous World Cup Appearance –2007 - Adil Rashid
Age – 31
Matches Played – 82
Wickets – 3807
Best bowling figures – 5/27
Average – 29.74
Economy – 5.58
5-wickets hauls – 2
Previous World Cup Appearance –None - Mark Wood
Age – 29
Matches Played – 39
Wickets – 41
Best bowling figures – 4/33
Average – 45.17
Economy – 5.59
Previous World Cup Appearance –None
*Records have been compiled as on April 18, 2019
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