England will play Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 tournament on Saturday in a big game taking place from the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. The game is the second of the day following the opening game of the World Cup between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which takes place just hours before. The England-Australia game starts at 3.30 a.m. ET on Saturday and can be watched online through live stream (details below).
Much of the talk prior to the game has been the poor form of England skipper Eoin Morgan, who has failed with the bat four matches in a row. He has made just two runs from 18 balls in four innings recently, suffering three ducks on the process.
That poor form is not ideal preparation for the England camp at all, as Morgan is one of the most aggressive players in the England line-up with the bat, and if he continues in poor form through the World Cup it would be a massive blow.
Oppositely if he can rise out of his slump now, he potentially is a game winner, and if in form he can change the course of a game in a matter of overs with his big-hitting batting.
Joe Root has assured England fans that Morgan's form is not a massive concern to the camp.
"It is not really a concern," insisted Joe Root.
He added, "He scored a hundred not long ago. He is obviously a fine player, a fine leader and one thing he has always done is when the pressure is on and we are up against it he has put in big performances."
"There is no bigger stage than Saturday and I'm sure he is looking forward to getting out there and putting on a show."
England vs Australia face off on Saturday in their opening game of the World Cup 2015 tournament, and the game can be watched on TV through the DISH network, or for Time Warner Cable customers by PPV. It can also be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
Here is the full World Cup 2015 schedule:
Schedule (All times EST)
Feb. 13: New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka (5 p.m., Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
Feb. 13: Australia vs. England (10:30 p.m., Melbourne Cricket Ground)
Feb.14: South Africa vs. Zimbabwe (8 p.m., Seddon Park, Hamilton)
Feb. 14: India vs. Pakistan (10:30 p.m., Adelaide Oval)
Feb. 15: Ireland vs. West Indies (5 p.m., Saxton Oval, Nelson)
Feb. 16: New Zealand vs. Scotland (5 p.m., University Oval, Dunedin)
Feb. 17: Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh (10:30 p.m., Manuka Oval, Canberra)
Feb. 18: UAE vs. Zimbabwe (5 p.m., Saxton Oval, Nelson)
Feb. 19: New Zealand vs. England (8 p.m., Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
Feb. 20: Pakistan vs. West Indies (5 p.m., Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
Feb. 20: Australia vs. Bangladesh (10:30 p.m., Brisbane Cricket Ground)
Feb 21: Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka (5 p.m., University Oval, Dunedin)
Feb. 21: India vs. South Africa (10:30 p.m., Melbourne Cricket Ground)
Feb. 22: England vs. Scotland (5 p.m., Hagley Oval, Christchurch)
Feb. 23: West Indies vs. Zimbabwe (10:30 p.m., Manuka Oval, Canberra)
Feb. 24: Ireland vs. UAE (10:30 p.m. EST, Brisbane Cricket Ground)
Feb. 25: Afghanistan vs. Scotland (5 p.m., University Oval, Dunedin)
Feb. 25: Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka (10;30 p.m., Melbourne Cricket Ground)
Feb. 26: South Africa vs. West Indies (10:30 p.m., Sydney Cricket Ground)
Feb. 27: New Zealand vs. Australia (8 p.m. EST, Eden Park, Auckland)
Feb. 28: India vs. UAE (1:30 a.m., Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth)
Feb. 28: England vs. Sri Lanka (5 p.m., Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
Feb. 28: Pakistan vs. Zimbabwe (10:30 p.m., Brisbane Cricket Ground)
Mar. 2: Ireland vs. South Africa (10:30 p.m., Manuka Oval, Canberra)
Mar. 3: Pakistan vs. UAE (8 p.m., McLean Park, Napier)
Mar. 4: Australia vs. Afghanistan (1:30 a.m. EST, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth)
Mar. 4: Bangladesh vs. Scotland (5 p.m., Saxton Oval, Nelson)
Mar. 6: India vs. West Indies (1:30 a.m., Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth)
Mar. 6: Pakistan vs. South Africa (8 p.m., Eden Park, Auckland)
Mar. 6: Ireland vs. Zimbabwe (10:30 p.m., Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
Mar. 7: New Zealand vs. Afghanistan (6 p.m. EST, McLean Park, Napier)
Mar. 7: Australia vs. Sri Lanka (11.30 p.m., Sydney Cricket Ground)
Mar. 8: England vs. Bangladesh (11.30 p.m., Adelaide Oval)
Mar. 9: India vs. Ireland (9 p.m., Seddon Park, Hamilton)
Mar. 10: Scotland vs. Sri Lanka (11:30 p.m., Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
Mar. 11: South Africa vs. UAE (9 p.m., Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
Mar. 12: New Zealand vs. Bangladesh (9 p.m., Seddon Park, Hamilton)
Mar. 12: Afghanistan vs. England (11:30 p.m., Sydney Cricket Ground)
Mar. 13: India vs. Zimbabwe (9 p.m., Eden Park, Auckland)
Mar. 13: Australia vs. Scotland (11:30 p.m., Bellerive Oval, Hobart)
Mar. 14: UAE vs. West Indies (6 p.m. , McLean Park, Napier)
Mar. 14: Ireland vs. Pakistan (11:30 p.m., Adelaide Oval)
Mar. 17: Quarterfinal 1 (11:30 p.m., Sydney Cricket Ground)
Mar. 18: Quarterfinal 2 (11:30 p.m., Melbourne Cricket Ground)
Mar. 19: Quarterfinal 3: (11:30 p.m., Adelaide Oval)
Mar. 20: Quarterfinal 4: (9 p.m., Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
Mar. 24: Semifinal 1 (9 p.m., Eden Park, Auckland) Mar. 25: Semifinal 2 (11:30 p.m., Sydney Cricket Ground)
Mar. 28: Final (11:30 p.m., Melbourne Cricket Ground)
