After following up their 2019 ODI title with victory in the Twenty20 World Cup last year, winning in India would mark England's "greatest period of sporting domination", Vaughan wrote in a Telegraph column on Wednesday. "They can do it because England are very tough mentally. "They generally blow teams away but when it gets spicy – such as the 2019 World Cup final and the must-win games in that tournament – they are mentally stronger than the rest." Vaughan said England have the "perfect" batting line-up, highlighting the even spread of right- and left-handers in their top order, but was worried about how the bowlers will adapt to the conditions. England begin their World Cup defence later on Thursday when they take on New Zealand in the tournament opener in Ahmedabad.

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Persons: Jonathan Agnew, Michael Vaughan, Lee Smith, Vaughan, Chris Woakes, Curran, Aadi Nair, Peter Rutherford Organizations: England, Cricket, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: Pakistan, Leeds, Britain, India, England, New, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru