The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

England will go into their Twenty20 World Cup defence slightly undercooked after two of their warm-up matches were rained out but fast bowler Mark Wood said his side are strong enough to cope with the curtailed build-up.

England planned this month's four-match series against Pakistan as their warm-up to the tournament but the first and third matches were washed out without a ball being bowled. The fourth T20 at The Oval on Thursday is their last before their World Cup opener against Scotland in Barbados on 4 June,

The T20 World Cup preparations of England and Pakistan were further hurt after the third match of their warmup series was abandoned Tuesday without any play possible in Cardiff because of rain. The first match of the series was also wiped out,

The third T20 international between England and Pakistan at Cardiff's Sophia Gardens was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain on Tuesday. Umpires decided after a pitch inspection that no play was possible,

England’s T20 World Cup preparations met another bump in the road on Tuesday as their series with Pakistan was hit by a second washout in three games. As with the planned opener at Headingley last week,