5 reasons why England may not win the World cup 2019
England being the host nation is expected to do well in the tournament and is one of the major contenders along with India and Australia to lift the title.
4. Tendency to collapse once in a while
The number one team in ODI cricket has the tendency to collapse especially in the mega events. We have seen a few instances in the past where England has snatched loss from the jaws of victory.
In a rain-curtailed encounter of 20 overs each in the finals of the Champions trophy 2013, England contained India to 7/129 overs in 20 overs courtesy a three-wicket spell by Ravi Bopara. Chasing the target of 130 England at one stage were cruising at 4/110 in 17.3 overs, but after a late lower middle order collapse they fell short of the target by 5 runs.
In a do-or-die game against Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup held in Australia/ New Zealand, England was chasing a stiff target of 276 runs. At one stage they were right in the game when they were 2/121 in just 26 overs. However, an inspired bowling spell by Rubel Hussain on the Adelaide wicket saw them fell short of the target by 15 runs despite a breezy half-century by Jos Butler. England was knocked out of the tournament after this loss and since then many changes have been made in the England ODI set-up.
This time around England would not be looking to repeat those mistakes and they would like to improve their temperament while playing big games.
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