The 2019 Cricket World Cup takes off today and anticipation has hit an all-time high as South Africa kicks off their campaign against the host nation England at The Oval today (Thursday, 30 May 2019). There could be no better standard for the Proteas to measure themselves against than Eoin Morgan’s England who start the tournament ranked number one in ODI cricket. Proteas coach Ottis Gibson believes the opener will give his side a sense of where they are and what they need to do going forward.