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Nagpur - England take on the Netherlands in the teams' World Cup opener on Tuesday, with a bold selection suggesting they may finally be getting to grips with the demands of one-day cricket.
England have rarely produced their best in the 50-over game. They even managed to follow historic victories in the 2010 World Twenty20 and subsequent Ashes with a 6-1 series defeat to Australia.
But coach Andy Flower has moved to address England's traditional conservatism by pushing potential match-winner Kevin Pietersen up to opener to try and get a punchy start to the innings.
Captain Andrew Strauss says, "We have learned from past World Cups where we have been a bit conservative ... but Kevin is capable of taking a game by the scruff of the neck without taking huge risks."
