England's golf fans were given every reason to expect Ross Fisher and Ian Poulter to bring home the Omega Mission Hills World Cup following the duo's sensational successes on the world stage last week.

Just hours after Poulter had outscored the likes of Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els and Adam Scott to lift the Barclays Singapore Open crown, Fisher added the final scalp of Anthony Kim to those of Jeev Milkha Singh, Camilo Villegas and Angel Cabrera to win the Volvo World Matchplay title.

Fisher and Poulter are now hoping they can channel their individual brilliance into Team England as they prepare for a return to Mission Hills Golf Club to improve upon their sixth place finish 12 months ago.