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Almost all teams will be banking on their openers to give them a brisk start to lay the foundation for huge scores in showpiece event.
World Cup returns to England and Wales after 20 years and Bairstow said England deserved to win their maiden title after all the hard work they had put in over the past two years to become the No. 1 ranked one-day team.
Back-to-back defeats by Sri Lanka and Australia had jeopardised England's semifinal prospects, but Morgan's men bounced back in style, ending India's unbeaten run in Birmingham and then crushing New Zealand to storm into the last four.
The victory also helped the hosts keep alive their hopes of advancing to the semifinals.
Bairstow bludgeoned a brilliant unbeaten 86 from 48 balls as the tourists chased down 180 to beat South Africa by five wickets with four balls to spare on a slow wicket.
Jonny Bairstow's quick-fire 82 in half as many deliveries proved enough to help England beat Ireland by four wickets in the second ODI.
Results 21-26
