Ian Poulter believes his pairing with Ross Fisher at this week's Omega Mission Hills World Cup has the strength required to bring England success.
Poulter returns to China having guided his country to fourth place in Shenzhen last year alongside Justin Rose while Fisher is making his England debut.
Both players head into the tournament on the back of impressive performances over the last year, with Poulter finishing as Europe's leading points scorer at the Ryder Cup in September while Fisher won The European Open in July on the way to a career-best sixth place on the European Tour's Order of Merit.
The opening round of the World Cup will be played in a fourball format while Friday is foursomes before it goes back to fourballs on Saturday with the final round on Sunday a foursomes.
And Poulter believes Fisher's ability to hit long off the tee, coupled with his own short game is capable of bringing England a first World Cup title since Paul Casey and Luke Donald combined to win it four years ago.
"I'm happy with my golf game right now and Ross has been playing exceptionally well," said Poulter.
"I like the way Ross plays. He hits the ball a long way off the tee, which I think is great in foursomes.
"The holes that I've looked at right now, certainly with some of the par fives, will be an advantage with Ross teeing off on those holes. I'm happy with hitting three-wood, five-wood into some of those holes.
"He is also an aggressive player and that's great in four balls. I think how straight he hits it is a big bonus in foursomes, as well.
"That's why when it come down to me to pick, I looked at Ross as a guy that's been very, very steady, and someone that hits the ball a long way; that's a great mix.
That's why I'm excited to be out there."
England's task will certainly not be easy, however, with a number of other strong contenders amongst the 28-team field.
Colin Montgomerie returns as he looks to stage a successful defence of the title he won 12 months ago for Scotland and is joined by Alastair Forsyth while 2008 European Tour Order Of Merit winner Robert Karlsson and world number 12 Henrik Stenson form a formidable partnership for Sweden.
"There's always going to be strong pairings in this format," added Poulter.
"There are obviously a couple which stand out, Sweden being one of them.
If you look at their world ranking position on paper, they are very, very strong.
"Robert (Karlsson) winning the Order of Merit and Henrik (Stenson) are going to be a very strong pairing.
"But there are a number of them.
I'm pretty confident that if we go out there and have fun this week, then we are going to be in the shake up on Sunday afternoon."
Fisher, meanwhile, admits he is 'honoured' to have been given the chance to represent England.
"I am very excited to be getting on with a guy like Ian and representing your country is a massive honour and massive thrill," he said.
"I am just looking forward to getting going and hopefully if I can bring in a few more shots, then who knows, we might finish a bit higher than last year."
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