England's One-day series win over Bangladesh has heralded a massive turnaround in fortunes for the side that were dumped out of the 2015 World Cup by the Tigers, ending the host's six-series dominance over established international teams including South Africa and India.
But one of the most striking outcomes of this series is the ability of the side to win, despite missing four of their first choice XI, including their captain Eoin Morgan.
Players like Ben Duckett, Sam Billings and stand-in skipper Jos Buttler have showcased their talents, with Ben Stokes adding to his reputation with more ODI runs and Adil Rashid ending the series as leading wicket-taker and surely England's first choice spinner in the shorter formats of the game.
The breakthrough of Jake Ball in International cricket has offered questions to the selectors over whether he, or Steven Finn are selected in home conditions in the pre-tournament fixtures against Ireland and the Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh at the Oval on June 1st.
With an outside chance, now mainly considered a test-match player, Stuart Broad is trying to revive his white-ball international career by playing in the Australian Big Bash league this winter, and a strong showing in the tournament may encourage calls for a recall for the Notts man.
The top-6 has as many questions around it, as after Duckett's strong showing and Stokes' runs batting from five, fitting Alex Hales, Joe Root and Eoin Morgan back in may see a revamped line up.
Average showing's for Johnny Bairstow and James Vince should see them dropped back into being squad players, Hales coming back in for Vince and Morgan in for Bairstow. Stokes will keep his place at five and with Buttler at six, five specialist bowlers can be selected.
But even with the all-round skills of Woakes, Willey and Rashid, none have strong enough batting ability to bat at seven in the side and with no other real option available this may be the only position for Duckett to bat in, which puts pressure on Moeen Ali to prove his worth to England again.
His poor showing with bat and ball against the Tigers have revitalised calls for his dropping which would plunge the balance of the side into chaos, leaving 5 bowlers (including Stokes), while a new strategy is formed to keep the fluidity and batting strength that has characterised the team.
Despite all this, the young, fearless side that has broken so many records in the past two years has an opportunity to do what no other England side has done before in early June next year.
But one of the most striking outcomes of this series is the ability of the side to win, despite missing four of their first choice XI, including their captain Eoin Morgan.
Players like Ben Duckett, Sam Billings and stand-in skipper Jos Buttler have showcased their talents, with Ben Stokes adding to his reputation with more ODI runs and Adil Rashid ending the series as leading wicket-taker and surely England's first choice spinner in the shorter formats of the game.
The breakthrough of Jake Ball in International cricket has offered questions to the selectors over whether he, or Steven Finn are selected in home conditions in the pre-tournament fixtures against Ireland and the Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh at the Oval on June 1st.
With an outside chance, now mainly considered a test-match player, Stuart Broad is trying to revive his white-ball international career by playing in the Australian Big Bash league this winter, and a strong showing in the tournament may encourage calls for a recall for the Notts man.
The top-6 has as many questions around it, as after Duckett's strong showing and Stokes' runs batting from five, fitting Alex Hales, Joe Root and Eoin Morgan back in may see a revamped line up.
Average showing's for Johnny Bairstow and James Vince should see them dropped back into being squad players, Hales coming back in for Vince and Morgan in for Bairstow. Stokes will keep his place at five and with Buttler at six, five specialist bowlers can be selected.
But even with the all-round skills of Woakes, Willey and Rashid, none have strong enough batting ability to bat at seven in the side and with no other real option available this may be the only position for Duckett to bat in, which puts pressure on Moeen Ali to prove his worth to England again.
His poor showing with bat and ball against the Tigers have revitalised calls for his dropping which would plunge the balance of the side into chaos, leaving 5 bowlers (including Stokes), while a new strategy is formed to keep the fluidity and batting strength that has characterised the team.
Despite all this, the young, fearless side that has broken so many records in the past two years has an opportunity to do what no other England side has done before in early June next year.
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