ENG vs AUS Preview ICC CWC 2019: Australia’s might to test England’s guts

After suffering a shock defeat against Sri Lanka, England cricket team will look to get back on winning track and take one step closer towards the semi-finals when they face arch-rivals Australia cricket team in their crucial ICC World Cup 2019 game at the iconic Lord’s on Tuesday. With four wins from six games, England are currently at the fourth spot in the ICC World Cup 2019 Points table.

The hosts, who came into the tournament as overwhelming favourites, are in a bit of a tight situation as they need to win at least two of their remaining three games to enter the last four.

However, it would not be an easy task for them, especially considering they have to face India and New Zealand after their Australia game. England’s record against all the three teams is not great as they have not been able to register a single World Cup win against Australia, India and New Zealand in the last 27 years.

Thus, the pressure will surely be on Eoin Morgan and team to come out with a fearless brand of cricket which they have playing in the last two years. To add to their woes is the unavailability of Jason Roy, who has been sidelined due to hamstring injury.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Here are strongest playing 11 for the 10 teams

With the biggest cricket spectacle, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, just days away, and the provisional squads for all the 10 participating teams already announced, it is time to look at the strengths and weaknesses of each team.

The May 23 deadline for making any changes to the 15-member squads is just around the corner. There have been some forced changes for some teams due to injuries, but most squads are likely to remain unchanged.

Let’s take a look at the strongest playing 11 of all the 10 teams for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019:

India

Virat Kohli Virat Kohli. Photo: PTI India named their 15-man squad on April 15 and there were some surprises: Rishabh Pant, touted as the best batsman to solve their number-four conundrum, was not included in the 15-player list; Vijay Shankar was chosen for his “3-dimentional abilities” and Dinesh Karthik was given another chance as the team needed and experienced hand behind the wickets. Read Complete Article