The England Open teams is now fifth seeds, though there is nothing to choose from between 3-6 in terms of average Elo. But England is the only team at this exalted level not have to have made a very memorable performance this century. In the past, 4 GM line ups from such countries as Greece, Czech Republic, Bosnia (and other ex-Yugoslav Republics?)* have proven consistently difficult to break down, and this is where the danger for England lies on this occasion too -because such teams are out in force again, indeed the 29th seeds are all GM-outfits.
Of course, history doesn't have to repeat itself. We shall see.
Scotland and Wales are the bottom two seeds and we must all wish the best of luck to them
Edit: I forgot Poland (!) although they are hosts and have been perhaps our most difficult opponents of late
