England’s Jason Roy remains optimistic he will be able to return to World Cup action against Australia despite a hamstring injury that is being managed “day by day”.

Glenn Maxwell reckons Australia have no need to fear England fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood at the World Cup given they face Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins in the nets.

“People forget 10 good days and conveniently remember that one particular bad day”, says Rashid Khan of the criticism that came his way after he recorded the World Cup’s worst bowling figures in a forgettable outing against England.

Having failed to replicate their success from the first game against Pakistan, West Indies need to win each of their remaining four matches to stay in contention for the semi-finals race.

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal was disappointed at his lack of form at the World Cup especially because he was unable to make good on his decent starts.

Just when it looked like Ben Stokes’s heroic knock will deny Sri Lanka their second win and a chance to rise up to fifth in the tournament at Headingly in Leeds, Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Pradeep bagged the last England wicket, that of Mark Wood to give the Lankans a 20-run victory.

Australia skipper Aaron Finch admits that the way Bangladesh chased the mammoth 381 for five posted by his team gave him a headache at times.

Bangladesh's inability to strike with the new ball cost them dearly in their World Cup match against Australia, skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says after their 48-run loss on Thursday.

“I think we still have a chance. I don’t think any of my teammates are thinking along those lines [a fifth-place finish]. We have a chance if we win three matches. If God forbid we don’t have anything to play for, then we will think about No 5.”

Bangladesh lost their rare bout against World champions Australia by a margin of 48 runs at Trent Bridge yesterday. The defeat certainly served as a blow to Bangladesh’s dream for a place in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also a lesson the Tigers learned the hard way

Mashrafe said. “If Mosaddek was there, I could have used off-spinners from both ends. I still think it was okay, but I would say that the real damage was done after the 38th over.”

When Mahmudullah Riyad hit the biggest six of the match, a 95-metre straight hit off Adam Zampa in the 42nd over, and Mushfiqur Rahim neared his seventh ODI ton, it was easy to wonder what could have been had Australia been held to 30 runs fewer. After a 48-run loss

David Warner’s century paved the way for Australia to beat Bangladesh by 48 runs at Trent Bridge yesterday. Warner made Bangladesh pay for dropping him on 10 with an innings of 166 -- the left-handed opener’s second century of the World Cup -- in a total of 381-5.

Sabbir Rahman dived for a catch off David Warner, who was batting on 10, and almost grasped the ball in his hands before it somehow slipped out. The opener was given another life, again by Sabbir, who botched an opportunity for a run-out in the 26th over. After a shaky

Glenn Maxwell fuelled an already fired up Australia innings when the right-hander walked onto the pitch with Australia on 313 for two in

Sri Lanka are relying on their middle order to start firing in their World Cup fixture against England on Friday, captain Dimuth Karunaratne said yesterday.

All-rounder Vijay Shankar is the latest to suffer an injury scare in the Indian camp after being hit on his toe during a rain hitz training session on Wednesday.

South Africa’s hopes of reaching the semifinals in England and Wales are all but over after a four-wicket defeat by New Zealand on Wednesday.

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has hailed Kane Williamson as New Zealand’s greatest-ever one-day player after his match-winning World Cup century against South Africa.

Moeen Ali says he will always cherish being part of England’s one-day revolution ahead of what could be his 100th ODI appearance against Sri Lanka on Friday.