England’s defeat to Bangladesh in the 2015 World Cup saw them get knocked out of the tournament and acted as a wake-up call for England cricket which went through a massive transformation following that loss.

The expectation all around was that the tournament would find its groove once the on-field action began. But BCCI’s decision not to keep India in the opening game and hosting it in the world’s largest cricket stadium, the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, didn’t allow that.

"It's poor in my own opinion," Buttler told reporters on Monday ahead of the match against Bangladesh.

The Dutch brought in Sybrand Engelbrecht for Saqib Zulfiqar and Ryan Klein replaces Logan van Beek who suffered a hamstring injury in their opening 81-run defeat against Pakistan, also in Hyderabad on Friday.

Seeing people going about their lives in a nonchalant manner right beside the gorgeous Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, makes it hard to believe that a global tournament like the World Cup is taking place inside the venue.

England's defence of their title started without talismanic batsman Ben Stokes who has been hit by a hip injury to add to the long-standing knee issue which prevents him from bowling.

"Virat said we have to play proper shots and that I should play like test cricket for some time and then see where it goes," Rahul said.

Having once played in the same South Africa team as Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis, Roelof van der Merwe has finally made it to a World Cup -- with the Netherlands.

There was a sense of seriousness during the team meeting as the England cricketers were about to start their warm-up session yesterday, ahead of their second fixture against Bangladesh on October 10 in Dharamshala.

There was no official training session for Bangladesh on Sunday, a day after their comprehensive six-wicket win over Afghanistan in their World Cup 2023 opener. Only five members of the Tigers' squad worked out in the gym of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala yesterday.

Jadeja's 3-28 off his left-arm spin helped dismiss Australia for 199, a total India achieved with 52 balls to spare but only after top-order wobble when they lost three wickets for just two runs.

New Zealand pace duo of Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson are fit to return for Monday's World Cup match against the Netherlands but regular skipper Kane Williamson will continue to sit out, head coach Gary Stead said on Sunday.

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood on Sunday absolved Mitchell Marsh of blame for committing one of cricket's biggest sins -- dropping a catch which would have seen the back of India superstar Virat Kohli.

There was one thing common after the first five games involving all the 10 participating teams in this World Cup -- a lack of contest.

India launched their home World Cup campaign with a six-wicket victory over Australia after Virat Kohli and KL Rahul guided them through a jittery run chase on Sunday.

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit defiant half-centuries as India beat Australia by six wickets in the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.

Kohli and Rahul put together an unbeaten century stand in Chennai to thwart Australia's bowling in the 150th ODI meeting between the two teams.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes’ availability for the game against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 remains doubtful, according to English media.

Ravindra Jadeja led India's spin charge with figures of 3-28 to bowl out Australia for 199 in a key clash of the ODI World Cup on Sunday.

A pitch invader breached heavy security and fencing to break onto the field at the Cricket World Cup game between India and Australia on Sunday, getting to within touching distance of players including superstar Virat Kohli.