Captain Eoin Morgan is hoping that this five-match ODI series against West Indies will provide a clearer picture to the English team management as it strives to pick 15 names for the ICC Cricket World Cup on home shores. 

While the squad chosen for the current tour may serve as an indicator of England's plans for the home summer, Morgan has previously confirmed that his team is still trying out a few people to solve the bowling puzzle as well as find adequate replacements in case of injuries. 

"I don't think we can say, 'This is our World Cup squad' so far out, particularly with bowlers, because people can pick up injuries at any time," he was quoted saying ahead of the first ODI in Barbados on February 20.  

"When you're so far out it can be detrimental to nail your colours to a mast and say, 'This is the team'. Then, if one or two drop out, the mood can change. We probably have 17 or 18 who could be in the squad and there are three or four tough decisions to make before April 23."

England only have 11 more games to fine-tune their preparations for the 10-team marquee ODI event starting May 30. Hence, playing in foreign conditions as one expects the surfaces to be different in the Caribbean will be of real help. 

"Just because we've become No 1 in the world, we haven't changed anything. We play like we're No 2 and we're chasing somebody. We're always trying to chase and better ourselves. We've put a lot of work into where we're at and we've come a long way," Morgan added. 

"We've got 11 matches between now and that first World Cup game and they are very important, particularly against West Indies because conditions will change quite drastically here and will get us out of our comfort zone." 

"We need to learn as much as we can from this series so by the seventh or eighth game of the tournament when we play in different conditions we are able to adapt," he concluded. 

(Inputs from Cricbuzz)