What data reveals about each country's Cricket World Cup chances

Batting and bowling averages encourage England, but are bleak for Sri Lanka. Australia are in the middle of the pack• John Ashdown’s at-a-glance guide to the Cricket World CupUsing bowling and batting data from one day internationals over the past eight years, we plotted how each of the 10 countries might fare at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The data revealed several trends including the strong all-round chances of the hosts, England, and Sri Lanka’s slim hopes of advancing to th