West Indies start as favourites against jittery England

It is not often West Indies go into a contest against England in an ICC tournament as favourites. Certainly not in recent years given how their fortunes have dwindled. The co-hosts of this tournament didn't even get into the Super 12 stages of the previous edition in Australia, a tournament that England won. West Indies also failed to qualify for the last ODI World Cup, a tournament England entered as the defending champions.

However, Rovman Powell's team have been in amazing form in this year's T20 World Cup at home, finding great support at every venue they have been in. Their bowlers have been getting the job done in most of the games but when there was an opportunity for their batters to make their presence felt, they grabbed it with both hands