England SWOT Analysis: Stokes' fire a bonus, but tackling spin a challenge

With Ben Stokes coming out of retirement and the 2019 title winning core group largely intact England will fancy a successful campaign in challenging conditions in India during the 50over World Cup starting on October 5Englands squad has depth and variety but adapting to conditions would be crucial for them and the Three Lions players will also lean on their IPL experience to tread through eight venues for their nine group stage matchesJos Buttlers team will face New Zealand in Ahmedabad in the World Cup opener on October 5 but before that they would hope to make the most of the two warmup matches against India and Bangladesh especially in their preparations against spinAlso Read An opening pair like no otherHeres then a SWOT analysis of EnglandStrengthsThe presence of Stokes is a massive shot in the arm for them and they also have a number of players who know how to win a global tournament something only Australia can boast of among the competitorsThey have a long batting lineup but more than the length the fearsome ability to subjugate rivals with an aggressive approach make England stand out from the rest a key component of their domination in white ball formatsThe addition of inform Harry Brook in place of out of form Jason Roy has only added to their firepower but they also have class in Joe RootFast bowler Jofra Archer will be a reserve player but England have searing pace in Mark Wood while legspinner Adil Rashid will be crucial for them on Indian pitchesWeaknessUnlike their Indian and Australian counterparts England have had no specific buildup to the World Cup A fourmatch ODI series against the Kiwis at home which England won 31 was their most recent experience of oneday cricket while their frontline players were rested for the Ireland seriesThis lack of gametime for key players could be a major deterrent for Englands ambitions and they have also arrived only a day before their first warmup matchWhile Englands aggressive batting approach has largely won approvals it remains to be seen how they would execute it on the surfaces that slow down as the tournament progressesOpportunityThe finest generation of Englands whiteball players iquest most of whom could be in their last 50over WC iquest would not get any better opportunity than this to create memories which is essentially the core of their Bazball approach in TestsStokes showed his intent to bring a bit of the Bazball into onedayers when he went ballistic with a 124ball 182 against New ZealandAt the same time lesserknown young quick Gus Atkinson Brook and Sam Curran would know it is their time to cement positions as England gradually heads towards transitionThreatEngland have played only 10 ODIs in the World Cup year and Buttlers Buccaneers even with all their exceptional skills will have to counter a set of spinners especially from Asian nations who know how to exploit the conditionsWith agency inputs