Such is their strength in depth that India could pool their resources over two squads and still have a chance of lifting the trophy. And I reckon there is only one team that can stop them: England.
SIR JAMES ANDERSON: The first thing I would insist upon is players going back into county cricket to prove they are good enough to face New Zealand at Lord's in June.
Comparing England's cricketers socialising between matches to a stag do is completely over the top and, as someone who has lost Test series in Australia myself, I have sympathy for them.
England are painfully aware of Mitchell Starc's ability to strike early and they will be desperate to avoid a repeat this week. They need to keep him out but it won't be easy.
Jimmy Anderson stares out at Old Trafford in the November drizzle and talks about the greats that have graced this famous arena, the Ashes and his plans for the future.
On the eve of the cricket season, Mail Sport's Dan Biggar sat down with England's leading Test wicket-taker Jimmy Anderson for the rugby man's A Load of BS on Sport podcast.