Alastair Cook believes England can end decades of World Cup disappointment with a triumph on home soil this year. England have never won the men\u2019s World Cup, but with 100 days to go until the start of the latest edition, a team captained by Eoin Morgan are top of the 50-over world rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former England skipper Cook, who retired from international cricket last year as the country\u2019s highest Test run-scorer and most-capped player, said there were several reasons why Morgan\u2019s men could go one better than the England teams that lost in the 1979, 1987 and 1992 finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone knows their role, they\u2019re very comfortable in their role, they\u2019ve got a lot of strength in depth, they seem to have a lot of options covered and they\u2019re an exciting team to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey are a brilliant one-day side.\u201d Cook never played in a World Cup, with the left-handed opening batsman dramatically dropped from the squad that then failed to beat a fellow Test nation while suffering a group-stage exit at the 2015 edition in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Cook said a change of attitude lay behind England\u2019s rise up the one-day rankings since that dismal display. \u201cProbably over the years we\u2019ve really concentrated on Test cricket as a nation. Over the last three or four years we\u2019ve really given the one-day cricket its due,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a point emphasised by former England spinner Graeme Swann, who said: \u201cI just think England are picking the right team these days. \u201cWhen they bat, people like Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, they think that 400 is feasible rather than an impossible dream. I think England have finally picked a very aggressive team as well, with Eoin Morgan, who\u2019s a brilliant captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe only world trophy I thought we had a genuine chance of winning was the World Twenty20 in the West Indies that we did, because we were ahead of the curve there.
\n\u201cWe picked a team of specialists, people like Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb and I think that\u2019s what England have finally started doing in the one-day game as well.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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