Australia halt their practice session at the Oval on Saturday after opening batsman David Warner hit a net bowler on the head with a powerful drive.

India and Australia clash in the standout game of the World Cup so far on Sunday, with Virat Kohli's men desperate to lay down a marker against the five-time champions. Here let’s look at three key battles between the two sides ahead of the match at the Oval.

Bangladesh lose against the hosts England by 106 runs at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff today.

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa has earnt a slap on the wrist from the ICC after a code of conduct breach was levelled against him in Australia’s victory over West Indies on Thursday.

Ross Taylor insists New Zealand are ready for a trial by spin against Afghanistan on Saturday as they look to keep their winning momentum going in the World Cup.

Less than 24 hours after a hard-fought loss to New Zealand at The Oval, the Bangladesh High Commission did their best to ensure that the national team’s spirits were lifted sufficiently for tomorrow’s World Cup match against hosts England at the Cardiff Wales Stadium by welcoming

No clear favourite has emerged to win the World Cup this year because the first few games have shown that all 10 teams are capable of beating each other at the tournament, former Australia skipper Allan Border has said.

The gloomy weather yesterday in Cardiff, where it rained heavily until late afternoon, did no favours to Bangladesh ahead of today’s World Cup match against World Cup favourites and hosts England. Tamim Iqbal is feeling the same. In that regard, I think we have been a little unlucky.

With rain forcing the covers to stay pinned on the centre square of the Cardiff Wales Stadium on the eve of England’s World Cup match against Bangladesh today, the bowling strategies of the respective teams could make for an interesting contrast.

On the eve of their first World Cup match against South Africa on June 2, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza talked about the importance of sticking to their own game plan rather than setting a standard set mainly by hosts England of scoring more than 350. They played their own game of building partnerships and accelerating from a solid platform, scored 330 for six and won by 21 runs against South Africa.

The ICC Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled yesterday after persistent rain in Bristol.

Bangladesh are back at the scene of prior conquests, the stadium nestled in the middle of Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Now known as the Cardiff Wales Stadium, it is doubtful whether the former Sophia Gardens -- where they shocked Australia in 2005 and defeated New Zealand

Australia left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc devastated West Indies’ innings in defence of their 288-run total. The tall pacer remained

In what was a major highlight of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup in the United Kingdom, West Indies left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell

The time for sending messages is over for Carlos Brathwaite after his West Indies side fell agonisingly short of downing defending champions Australia at Trent Bridge.

As the controversy over MS Dhoni wearing wicketkeeping gloves bearing an insignia of the Indian Army escalates, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai has backed the former Indian captain.

Nathan Coulter-Nile’s record-breaking innings laid the platform for Australia’s 15-run victory over the West Indies on Thursday as the World Cup holders bounced back from a top-order collapse to make it two successive wins.

England captain Eoin Morgan said that he expected a difficult game against Bangladesh tomorrow and will not be underestimating the Tigers.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza did not reveal whether England will be set a trial by spin in tomorrow’s match at Cardiff -- a seamer’s paradise, where pacers thrive -- but said that the Tigers have the spinners to use the tactic of starting with spin in the Powerplay.

The BCCI has asked the ICC to show flexibility in regards to the insignia sported by captain MS Dhoni but maintain that they will play by the rules of cricket's governing body.