Set to experiment with Kevin Pietersen as an opener, England take on the Netherlands in their World Cup Group B match here tomorrow aiming for the flying start that would set them up for the bigger battles that lie ahead in the mega event.
Drubbed 1-6 by Australia in the ODI series just before the World Cup, Andrew Strauss and his boys would be desperate to put aside the disappointment when they face off against the Dutch at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha.
When Steven Gerrards and John Terrys are pitted against the likes of Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie, there isn't much to choose between the two teams, but when the English cricket team takes on its 'Oranje' counterpart, it becomes a mismatched battle.
But as England wicketkeeper Matt Prior yesterday pointed out, it would be important to have a good start and taking the Netherlands lightly could end up giving the English a rude shock because World Cups have had a history of having at least one match in which the David manages to down the Goliath.
Drubbed 1-6 by Australia in the ODI series just before the World Cup, Andrew Strauss and his boys would be desperate to put aside the disappointment when they face off against the Dutch at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha.
When Steven Gerrards and John Terrys are pitted against the likes of Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie, there isn't much to choose between the two teams, but when the English cricket team takes on its 'Oranje' counterpart, it becomes a mismatched battle.
