Australia vs West Indies: Cricket World Cup live scores, blog

Australia will turn their Cricket World Cup campaign up a notch as they take to the field in Nottingham to take on the power hitting and danger of the West Indies. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 7:30pm (AEST).

The Aussies come into this game having demolished Afghanistan in their opener, but there will still be plenty for them to learn out of that contest.

While they were the better team, they will be disappointed in the fact they let Afgahnistan from a position where it looked like they wouldn’t score 100, to the point where they got 207.

After a fantastic start with the ball, Australia’s bowlers became wayward. Adam Zampa wasn’t at all consistent, and the pace bowlers were generally too short.

Bowling too short is the last thing they will want to do at a docile Trent Bridge against a side who will free the arms and hit anything that moves.

If, however, they can get that right, their batting, led by the returned David Warner and Steve Smith, is looking in fine nick and comes up against an unfancied West Indian attack.

In saying that, the West Indian attack were excellent in their World Cup opener, dismantling Pakistan for just 104.

The performance made life easy for their ominous batting line-up, who made short work of the target and ensured they were heading back to the team hotel shortly after lunch time.

The West Indies, while not consistent, have the potential to be the most dangerous team in world cricket, led by Andre Russell and Chris Gayle, while Jason Holder provides some sort of stability as captain.

Weather may also play a part in this match, although the forecast had improved significantly at last check.

Prediction
It’s always tough making a tip when the West Indies are involved. They are a dangerous outfit at the worst of times, but the Australian bowlers should be able to keep them in check just enough here, although the weather could throw a spanner in the works.

Australia in a close one.

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Game information

First ball: 7:30pm (AEST)
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
TV: Live, Fox Cricket 501, Channel 9
Online: Live, Foxtel app, Foxtel now, Kayo sports, 9Now
Betting: Australia $1.45, West Indies $3.10
Overall record: Played 139, Australia 73, West Indies 60, No Result 3, Tied 3
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Ruchira Palliyaguruge

Australia (squad)
Aaron Finch (c), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

West Indies (squad)
Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer