Eoin Morgan confident ahead of England's Cricket World Cup bid
Saturday 7 February 2015 10:41, UK
Eoin Morgan is convinced England have enough quality in their squad to win the Cricket World Cup.
England are settling in to their Sydney base as they finish off preparations for the tournament, which starts with a match against Australia next weekend.
The Australians proved too strong for Morgan's side on three occasions in the recent Carlton Mid Tri-Series, including in the Perth finale, but the England captain feels there were still plenty of positives to take from those games and thinks there is little point in them being there if they were to think tournament victory was impossible.
Talented
"We're here to win the World Cup. That's the bottom line," Morgan said.
"Like every other team we're here to get the best out of ourselves and us at our best we can win this World Cup.
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"It is certainly the most talented squad I've ever been a part of.
"We're in good shape. We've had a very productive month or so.
"We have got a lot out of playing against good opposition, particularly the games we've played against Australia.
"We've covered a lot of bases, probably more so than I thought we would to be in this position."
Good place
Morgan's own form continues to be a concern but he is sure he can find the rhythm that brought him a century against Australia in the Tri-Series opener last month.
"I've not done it yet, which has been disappointing but I think I'm in a good place and a good head space for where we are at the moment," Morgan added.
England will face the West Indies and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground in warm-up matches this week before taking on Australia in the tournament's opening game next Saturday.
You can watch every match of the 2015 ICC World Cup live on Sky Sports on our dedicated channel, including Australia against England from 3am on Sky Sports World Cup on Saturday 14 February.
