World Cup head-to-head: England vs Australia
After the shock loss to Sri Lanka, England is expected to come hard at Australia as wounded tigers but that should not worry skipper Aaron Finch as the Aussies have a better record in World Cups.
Published : Jun 25, 2019 09:19 IST
England will try to recover from the shock loss against Sri Lanka. Australia, on the other hand, will gain confidence by looking at the statistical record. As Lord’s prepares to host the oldest rivals of cricket on Tuesday, it’s advantage Aussies.
ODI head-to-head Australia leads 81-61 in 144 games World Cup head-to-head Australia leads 5-2 in seven games In England England leads Australia 34-30 in 66 games At Lord's Australia leads England 8-5 in 14 games |
First Cup meeting: June 18, 1975, World Cup semifinal, Leeds Brief scores: England 93 all out in 36.2 overs (M Denness 27; G Gilmour 6/14) lost to Australia 94/6 in 28.4 overs (G Gilmour 28*;C Old 3/29) by four wickets |
World Cup finals, 1987, Kolkata Brief scores: Australia 253/5 in 50 overs (D Boon 75; E Hemmings 2/48) beat England 246/8 (B Athey 58, A Lamb 45; S Waugh 2/37) by seven runs |
Beefy Botham's four wickets, 1992, Sydney Brief scores: Australia 171 all out in 49 overs (T Moody 51; I Botham 4/31) lost to England 173/2 in 40.5 overs (G Gooch 58, I Botham 53; M Whitney 1/28) by eight wickets |
The Bichel show, Port Elizabeth, 2003 Brief scores: England 204/8 in 50 overs (A Stewart 46, A Flintoff 45; A Bichel 7/20) lost to Australia 208/8 in 49.4 overs (M Bevan 74*, A Bichel 34*; A Caddick 4/35) by two wickets |
KP ton in vain, North Sound, 2007 Brief scores: England 247 all out in 49.5 overs (K Pietersen 104, I Bell 77; N Bracken 3/33, S Tait 3/41, G McGrath 3/62) lost to Australia 248/3 in 47.2 overs (R Ponting 86, M Clarke 55*; A Flintoff 1/35) by seven wickets |
Of Finch and 342, Melbourne, 2015 Brief scores: Australia 342/9 in 50 overs (A Finch 135; S Finn 5/71) beat England 231 all out in 41.5 overs (J Taylor 98*, C Woakes 37; M Marsh 5/33) by 111 runs |