Pat Cummins’ men head to Delhi to take on a Dutch side that rocked the tournament with an upset victory against South Africa last week.
David Williams has been at every one-day World Cup since 2007. With ticket pick-ups 10 kilometres from the stadium,banners falling in the stands and even “a small riot”,the chaos of this event has been like nothing he’s experienced before.
From Blackburn via Richmond and - briefly - Highton,the Netherlands captain and his team are making the cricket world sit up and take notice. Next:Australia.
An Australian fan queued up for cricket World Cup tickets in Lucknow on gameday - at an Adidas store 10km from the stadium itself. He did not get to the game until 15 overs in.
After stunning England eight days ago,the ninth-ranked Afghans celebrated only their third ever win at the World Cup.
Coach Andrew McDonald says Australia won’t risk complacency and will put out their strongest possible team to face the Netherlands on Wednesday.
It’s not just that there are so few Westerners;there are few anybodies. The ICC is displeased about half-empty stadiums,but won’t say so publicly.
The South Australian all-rounder is grateful that the selectors kept a spot for him after he broke his hand,and he’s now determined to repay their trust.
Adam Zampa is as effective a spin bowler as Australia has ever produced in the 53 years since the MCG hosted the first ever ODI.
As Australia turn towards the business end of the World Cup,Travis Head’s return will stiffen the line-up. But the opener may not play against Netherlands on Wednesday.
A massive opening partnership sets Australia up for a win over Pakistan,but they were made to work all the way.