- England
England has been playing brilliant cricket after their group stage exit in the 2015 World Cup. From 2016-2017, the Eoin Morgan led side showed their progress in limited overs format by playing 27 matches winning 18 and losing 7 matches. In Champions Trophy history they have played a total of 21 matches winning 11 and losing 10 with a win percentage of 52.38. In the previous edition, England lost in the finals by 5 runs.
The new look England side have posted the highest score in One day international format of 444 for 3 against Pakistan last year. They have a strong batting unit the likes of Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali. The pitches in England are helpful for batsmen and if this happens then the opposition team would struggle to put pressure on them. In the last 10 ODI innings their average score has been 328.
