England captain Andrew Strauss said his side have an excellent chance of winning the World Cup in the subcontinent, despite losing 6-1 to Australia in the recent one-day series.
Strauss said England was not tired, even if the game is more than three months to stretch, and his sons had become "very motivated and excited" to play International Cricket Council's showpiece event starts on Saturday.
"We had a lot of good cricket one day in the last 18 months. We did not play so well in Australia, which is disappointing for us. But we have a solid team, steady hand," Strauss said, Bangladesh capital.
. "We feel we can do well in the tournament We are very excited about this," he said, adding: ". We are here to win, of course - there's no doubt I think we have a good chance."
England captain said profits last year in the World Twenty-20 cricket team has gained confidence, even if the party has not won a World Cup, despite occurring in three finals, as the event began in 1975.
"I think the guys took a lot of confidence in the fact that we won the World Twenty-20. And if the guys know they can do on the big stage under pressure, which is a major obstacle to overcome than one side, "he said.
"I think we have some pretty firm ideas on the type of cricket you play. But the batsmen have to get in shape."
Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad and Ajmal Shahzad, all members of the team World Cup, and Chris Tremlett, who is a reserve missed all or part of a series of one day in Australia.
But Strauss says they have one hand on top form before their first World Cup against the Netherlands unit in Nagpur on 22 February. "Our injury situation is improving every day. We have not had any real long term interest for the players we have here," he said.
"So the first step on the way to go through the group stage. Play good consistent cricket in the group stage and then was in handling the pressure," he said.
Eoin Morgan said it would exclude broken finger because it was a "standout performer" for the second half of the series but was replaced by Ravi Bopara can fill the gap, he played in Indian Premier League and knows the conditions in Sri Lanka.
England collapse-dayers which had the brightness of his triumph ashes, but Strauss said that instead of being "tired" by the grueling schedule, the series has given some players to get into form.
"The conditions here are very different. I think we have built a lot of confidence in the cricket we played in the last 18 months, and not just a one-day cricket but Test cricket as well," he added.
The drummer of 33 years, who began his international career in Bangladesh, said all teams that qualify for the knockout stages have a chance to win the World Cup.
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