Cricket World Cup preview – Australia v England: Will rain spoil the oldest rivalry?
Op IndiaThe oldest rivalry in cricket will lock their horns at Lord’s, one of the most iconic stadium in the world. Australia has won 5 World Cup titles whereas England couldn’t win one. Australia’s openers have always started well in the tournament, so Jofra has to break their opening partnership in the first few overs, and that would put pressure on the middle order which has not done anything significant so far in this World Cup. Australia v England in ODIs: Overall: Matches 147, Australia Won 81, England Won 61, Tie 2, No Result 3 World Cup: Matches 7, Australia Won 5, England Won 2 Recent Form : Australia W W W L W, England L W NR L L ICC Rankings: Australia, England Upcoming Records: Morgan needs 41 more runs to become the 8th England batsman to reach 500 runs milestone in the World Cup tournament. Squads: Australia: Aaron Finch, Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa.