3 most explosive ODI opening combinations at present

#1 England - Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow

Sri Lanka v England - 1st One Day International

Without a doubt the most devastating opening partnership in the world at present is the one that England have been blessed with. Even if one of these two can settle in, it's game, set and match for their team.

England have adopted an attacking brand of batting ever since their debacle in the 2015 World Cup. At first they opted for the explosive combination of Alex Hales and Jason Roy, but over the past 12-14 months, it has been Bairstow who has opened with Roy.

Bairstow is one of the most reliable and attacking openers in the world, and likes to take the game by the scruff of its neck. He has a wide range of attacking strokes and his average of 48.02 shows his ability to score runs consistently.

Roy forms the second half of England's opening combination and is as destructive as anybody. His fearless attitude has brought him both runs and confidence, and now that he has improved his consistency, bowlers will have a lot more nightmares than ever before.

Both these players have strike rates that are north of 100, which is phenomenal in the ODI format. And with a back-up player like Alex Hales, there is simply no opening combination as brutal as England's.