Every four years, the best one-day international (ODI) teams in the world gather to see who is the king of the 50-over game. The ICC Cricket World Cup is one of the greatest events on the global sporting calendar and it's one in which Australia has shone. In fact, Australia has won the tournament 5 times out of 11, including 4 of the last 5.
However, Australia has not gone into any Cricket World Cup this century ranked this low (fifth). The door is very much open for the high-flying England and India teams to pounce. While New Zealand and South Africa are also both well-placed to have a crack at winning their maiden titles.
One thing is for sure: the Cricket World Cup is must-watch TV and Finder will be there every step of the way with you. Through this page you'll find extensive guides to every team and match, comparisons on all your Cricket World Cup broadcasting options, historical stats and the most important news as it arrives out of England.
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* Channel Nine will only be showing the matches that include Australia, as well as the two semi-finals and final.
** The vast majority of matches begin at 7:30pm AEST, though there are a handful of matches that begin later, at 10:30pm AEST.
There are 10 teams playing in the Cricket World Cup, which includes the hosts, England, the 7 highest-ranked teams on 30 September 2017 and 2 qualifiers, West Indies and Afghanistan. Here are how the teams rank going into the Cricket World Cup. Take note of the points tallied, as this gives you an idea of each team's performance relative to their competition. You can keep to speed on how ever team and player is traveling in our team standings and player stats article, updated daily.
| Team | Current ranking (22 May 2019) | Points | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 125 | England guide |
| India | 2 | 121 | India guide |
| South Africa | 3 | 115 | South Africa guide |
| New Zealand | 4 | 113 | New Zealand guide |
| Australia | 5 | 109 | Australia guide |
| Pakistan | 6 | 94 | Pakistan guide |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 90 | Bangladesh guide |
| West Indies | 8 | 77 | West Indies guide |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 76 | Sri Lanka guide |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 63 | Afghanistan guide |
There won't be much time for sleep during the Cricket World Cup with 48 matches packed into 45 days. During the initial rounds you can expect a match every single night and occasionally two. With the vast majority of matches starting at 7:30pm AEST in Australia and lasting about 8 hours, they'll be wrapping up around 3:00am. Ouch!
Here is a schedule for all the Australian matches during the Cricket World Cup. The final match of the group stage, Australia vs South Africa on 6 July, looms as a particularly interesting battle. There is every chance this match will decide the last spot in the final four! You can also view all 48 games of the Cricket World Cup in our official schedule.
| Stage | Match | Date | Start time (AEST) | Team A | Team B | Venue | Where to watch |
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| Group | 4 | Saturday 1 June | 22:30 | Afghanistan | Australia | County Ground | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 10 | Thursday 6 June | 19:30 | Australia | West Indies | Trent Bridge | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 14 | Sunday 9 June | 19:30 | India | Australia | Kennington Oval | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 17 | Wednesday 12 June | 19:30 | Australia | Pakistan | County Ground | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 20 | Saturday 15 June | 19:30 | Sri Lanka | Australia | Kennington Oval | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 26 | Thursday 20 June | 19:30 | Australia | Bangladesh | Trent Bridge | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 32 | Tuesday 25 June | 19:30 | England | Australia | Lord's | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 37 | Saturday 29 June | 22:30 | New Zealand | Australia | Lord's | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Group | 45 | Saturday 6 July | 22:30 | Australia | South Africa | Old Trafford | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Semi-final | 1 | Tuesday 9 July | 19:30 | 1st | 4th | Old Trafford | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Semi-final | 2 | Thursday 11 July | 19:30 | 2nd | 3rd | Edgbaston | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
| Final | 1 | Sunday 14 July | 19:30 | Winner Semi-final 1 | Winner Semi-final 2 | Lord's | Kayo Sports, Foxtel, Channel Nine |
If you want to watch every single match from the 2019 Cricket World Cup there is only one channel you want: FOX CRICKET 501. FOX CRICKET 501 is a Fox Sports channel broadcast through Foxtel IQ, Foxtel Now and Kayo Sports. We have put together an extensive comparison of these options, but here is a brief overview.
Of these three, Kayo Sports offers the most compelling Cricket World Cup broadcast experience for a number of reasons: it shows every match live and on demand, it's the cheapest fully fledged service, it works on almost every device (including your TV) and it has some brilliant, unique viewing features. The latter includes the ability to jump to key moments (such as sixes, fours and wickets) on the timeline. And don't forget SplitView, where you can watch up to four screens at once, which is perfect for when matches overlap.
Channel Nine, or potentially 9Gem or 9Go depending on the circumstances, will broadcast the two semi-final and final, as well as all nine matches featuring Australia in the group stage. The matches will also be streamed through the 9Now app. These are the only Cricket World Cup matches you can watch for free.
Below is a table comparing the key features of all the ways to watch the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in Australia.
| Features | Kayo Sports | Foxtel IQ | Foxtel Now | Channel 9 |
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| Price (per month) | $25 | $68 | $40 | 0 |
| Installation fee | $0 | $100 | $0 | $0 |
| Set-top box cost | N/A | $125 | $99 (optional) | N/A |
| Contract | No | 12 months | No | No |
| Free trial period | 14 days | No | 10 days | N/A |
| Simultaneous streams | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Matches shown | All | All | All | 12 of 48 |
| Formats | PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Chomecast, Apple TV, Android TV, Telstra TV | TV, iOS, Android | PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Xbox One, PS4, Chromecast, Samsung TVs, LG TVs, Sony TVs | TV, iOS, Android |
| HD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Additional included sports channels | 13 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 4K | No | Yes | No | No |
| On demand | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Record | No | Yes | No | No |
| Bonus features | SplitView, Key Moments, Hide Scores, Gameday Hub, Rewind to Start, Picture-in-Picture | 4K, Record, Non-sport channels included in price. | Non-sport channels included in price | It's free (but has ads) |
The tournament organisers have done a decent job of keeping the majority of matches starting at the same time. This gives fans some predictability with their daily cricket fix. However, given the cricket is being played on the other side of the world, most Australians will be watching late into the night.
Here is an overview of the how the Cricket World Cup start times convert across Australia and New Zealand. Early and late matches refer to the two different times the matches will start. Refer to the full schedule for more information.
| Key times | Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart (AEST) | Adelaide, Darwin (ACST) | Perth (AWST) | New Zealand (NZST) |
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| Start time early matches | 7:30pm | 7pm | 5:30pm | 9:30pm |
| Expected end time early matches | 3:30am | 3am | 1:30am | 5:30am |
| Start time matches | 10:30pm | 10pm | 8:30pm | 12:30am |
| Expected end time late matches | 6:30am | 6am | 4am | 8:30am |
Some of the most iconic cricket grounds in the history of the game will be used during the tournament. In all, we'll see 10 venues host the 48 matches. It should come as little surprise to know the World Cup final will be played at Lord's, the home of cricket. Here is a full list of all the venues from the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
The Cricket World Cup has a svelte finals series that begins after the 45 matches from the group stage have been completed. In the group stage, each team plays nine matches – one each against the other competing teams. Upon the completion of those matches, a top four is established based on points accumulated for victories.
The semi-finals then commence, with first playing fourth and second playing third. The winners of semi-finals then meet in the final, which takes place on 14 July.
