How can England qualify for WTC Final 2025
How can England qualify for WTC Final 2025, After missing the WTC final ticket in the first two editions, team England will be aiming to make it to the marquee event’s finals this time by performing extremely well in the remaining test games in WTC 2023-25 cycle.
The first two editions were held in England, and third one in 2025 will also be played in England, and the English team will likely to take the home advantage.
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England, however, have played the most number of games in the WTC 2023-25 cycle amongst other teams, despite that they are still in sixth on the points table.
The Ben Stokes-led England side will be facing Sri Lanka in the three-match series, starting August 21. Given the current form and previous results, the Island team will need to play their best game in order to compete against the English side at their home.
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While there is a good chance for England to win this series and climb up on the points. Ben Stokes and company recently hosted West Indies for 3-match test series and won it with 3-0 margin, and they will look to repeat the success in the similar fashion again.
England squad for test series against Sri Lanka: Ben Stokes (c), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope, Jordan Cox, Dan Lawrence, Chris Woakes, Matthew Potts, Jamie Smith, Olly Stone, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood
How can England qualify for WTC Final 2025
Apart from the test series against Sri Lanka, the English team will tour Pakistan in October and New Zealand in November-December 2024 for the 3-match test series each.
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England last visited Pakistan in 2022-23 test series, which they won by 3-0, and if they can repeat that performance, their chances would improve. While their test series in New Zealand finished 1-1 during the 2022-23 tour, and if English side ends the series with two wins, or one win, and one draw, they will have an excellent opportunity of playing England in WTC 2025 final.
