England have replaced India at the top of the International Cricket Council one-day rankings - despite not playing for almost two months. In the latest rankings update, the 2014-15 season - when England won seven of 25 ODIs - was excluded from the calculations. A rejuvenated England have since won 41 of 63 matches under coach Trevor Bayliss and captain Eoin Morgan. It is the first time England have topped the rankings since 2013. They have won their past six one-day series, reached the semi-finals of the 2017 Champions Trophy and are among the favourites for the 2019 World Cup on home soil. This thread hopefully will culminate in England's victory!!!
All 10 teams play each other in a round-robin format, with the top four qualifying for the semi-finals. May 30 England v South Africa, The Oval 31 West Indies v Pakistan, Trent Bridge June 1 New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Cardiff 1 Afghanistan v Australia, Bristol (d/n) 2 South Africa v Bangladesh, The Oval 3 England v Pakistan, Trent Bridge 4 Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Cardiff 5 South Africa v India, Southampton 5 Bangladesh v New Zealand, The Oval (d/n) 6 Australia v West Indies, Trent Bridge 7 Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Bristol 8 England v Bangladesh, Cardiff 8 Afghanistan v New Zealand, Taunton (d/n) 9 India v Australia, The Oval 10 South Africa v West Indies, Southampton 11 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Bristol 12 Australia v Pakistan, Taunton 13 India v New Zealand, Trent Bridge 14 England v West Indies, Southampton 15 Sri Lanka v Australia, The Oval 15 South Africa v Afghanistan, Cardiff (d/n) 16 India v Pakistan, Old Trafford 17 West Indies v Bangladesh, Taunton 18 England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford 19 New Zealand v South Africa, Edgbaston 20 Australia v Bangladesh, Trent Bridge 21 England v Sri Lanka, Headingley 22 India v Afghanistan, Southampton 22 West Indies v New Zealand, Old Trafford (d/n) 23 Pakistan v South Africa, Lord's 24 Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Southampton 25 England v Australia, Lord's 26 New Zealand v Pakistan, Edgbaston 27 West Indies v India, Old Trafford 28 Sri Lanka v South Africa, Chester-le-Street 29 Pakistan v Afghanistan, Headingley 29 New Zealand v Australia, Lord's (d/n) 30 England v India, Edgbaston July 1 Sri Lanka v West Indies, Chester-le-Street 2 Bangladesh v India, Edgbaston 3 England v New Zealand, Chester-le-Street 4 Afghanistan v West Indies, Headingley 5 Pakistan v Bangladesh, Lord's (d/n) 6 Sri Lanka v India, Headingley 6 Australia v South Africa, Old Trafford (d/n) 9 *First semi-final: 1st v 4th, Old Trafford 11 *Second semi-final: 2nd v 3rd, Edgbaston 14 *Final, Lord's *Semi-finals and final have a reserve day
World Cup Semi Final today. England v Australia. There are THOUSANDS of empty seats, yet no tickets were available. What a shambles by the organisers.