Australia got their campaign back on track with victory over Sri Lanka and with a match against the giant-killing Dutch to follow will be keen to get a run going in India.
Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne have accepted three-year Cricket Australia contracts and two-year deals have been handed to six others as Twenty20 franchises circle the world’s top cricket talent.
Pat Cummins suspects his team had been trying too hard before they got the breakthrough that sped them towards their World Cup win against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile,the selection squeeze could be applied to Marnus Labuschagne.
Fever has swept through the Pakistan World Cup cricket team ahead of their clash with Australia,but team officials say it is not viral and it is not dengue fever.
DRS upheld what looked to be a marginal decision against the opener on Monday. Now he says match officials should be subject to the same scrutiny as players.
The only non-Test nation in action at the World Cup overcame a top-order collapse to post 245 in the shortened contest before dismissing the Proteas for 207.
Twice,Australia looked to have played themselves into peril against Sri Lanka,but they came away with a desperately needed win.
After losing their opening two games,neither Australia nor Sri Lanka can afford to fall to a third straight defeat if they want a realistic shot at reaching the semis.
Afghanistan’s crushing win over reigning champions England will be indelibly stamped into the archives of memorable World Cup moments.
England’s title defence is in trouble after losing to Afghanistan by 69 runs in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history.
Australia have got themselves in a tangle at the World Cup,but skipper Pat Cummins is sure they can get out of it. Their next obstacle is Sri Lanka.