Clive Lloyd expects England and New Zealand to join Australia and India in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Australia became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament last week and will be joined by India if Virat Kohlis side beat Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Hosts England will also qualify for the semis if they come out on top in Wednesdays clash with New Zealand, while the Kiwis can still progress even if they suffer their third defeat of the campaign.
Former West Indies captain Lloyd told ICC: Although the Windies will bid farewell to the World Cup on Wednesday, I will be glued to the TV to see what happens in the next two weeks.
We seem set for a thrilling finale. Australia are already assured of a place in the semi-finals and India are likely to join them.
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They have been the two stand-out teams for me at this World Cup. They have understood the conditions better than any of the others and have strolled through. That is the key here.
England and New Zealand are likely to join those sides, while we can never rule out the exciting Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Lloyd, who led West Indies to World Cup glory in 1975, has been impressed by defending champions Australia and in particular fast bowler Mitchell Starc and wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey, who he believes could be the star of the tournament.
Carey scored a brilliant 71 in Australias emphatic victory over New Zealand at Lords on Saturday, taking his overall tally for the tournament to 244 runs from seven innings.
Starc, meanwhile, is the leading wicket-taker at the 2019 World Cup with 24 scalps.
Australia have a lot of the old guard still going strong and that includes Mitchell Starc, Lloyd said.
He is one of the best around right now, knows these conditions and is swinging the ball perfectly.
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Clive Lloyd expects England and New Zealand to join Australia and India in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Australia became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament last week and will be joined by India if Virat Kohlis side beat Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Hosts England will also qualify for the semis if they come out on top in Wednesdays clash with New Zealand, while the Kiwis can still progress even if they suffer their third defeat of the campaign.
Former West Indies captain Lloyd told ICC: Although the Windies will bid farewell to the World Cup on Wednesday, I will be glued to the TV to see what happens in the next two weeks.
We seem set for a thrilling finale. Australia are already assured of a place in the semi-finals and India are likely to join them.
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They have been the two stand-out teams for me at this World Cup. They have understood the conditions better than any of the others and have strolled through. That is the key here.
England and New Zealand are likely to join those sides, while we can never rule out the exciting Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Lloyd, who led West Indies to World Cup glory in 1975, has been impressed by defending champions Australia and in particular fast bowler Mitchell Starc and wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey, who he believes could be the star of the tournament.
Carey scored a brilliant 71 in Australias emphatic victory over New Zealand at Lords on Saturday, taking his overall tally for the tournament to 244 runs from seven innings.
Starc, meanwhile, is the leading wicket-taker at the 2019 World Cup with 24 scalps.
Australia have a lot of the old guard still going strong and that includes Mitchell Starc, Lloyd said.
He is one of the best around right now, knows these conditions and is swinging the ball perfectly.
Read More – Source
