England will return to Bridgetown, the venue of their first-ever ICC trophy win way back in 2010, when they face Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener here on Tuesday.

A lot has changed since then; England, under Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler, have added two more World Cup trophies to their cabinet and been the yardstick for batting blueprint in this format.

The defending champions though have been deprived of ideal preparation by rain and will hope to get their act right straightaway.

Phil Salt will look to continue his red-hot form in the IPL, even as pacer Jofra Archer’s return adds firepower to the English bowling attack.

In what will be their first-ever meeting against the Scots in the shortest format, England will be the overwhelming favourites to emerge winners at the Kensington Oval, which offered a two-paced wicket for the game between Namibia and Oman on Sunday evening.

The top-three — Salt, Buttler and Will Jacks — for England look in form but they will want better numbers from their middle-order, which has been one of their low points in this World Cup cycle. Of the 20 participating teams in the ongoing tournament, their middle-order average of 22.28, since the last tournament, stands at 13th.

Buttler, however, said coming into this edition, they didn’t carry any baggage. “No added pressure really (of defending champions).

“Obviously, it’s a nice title to have coming into this tournament, but it’s a new tournament and we want go as deep as we can in the tournament,” the England captain said.

Placed in Group B, England have been grouped with traditional rivals Australia, Namibia, Oman and Scotland.

Scotland, on the other hand, might not have the trophies to show for but they aren’t new to this format. This is their sixth T20 World Cup and their fourth on the trot.