More Trouble for England at the ICC World Cup 2019

England’s World Cup dream could be washed out by rains as the weather forecast predicts showers during their semifinal match against Australia in Birmingham at the ICC World Cup 2019 on Thursday.

The hosts of the ICC World Cup 2019, England will face Australia on Thursday for a place in the finals. However, rain could play a role in their semifinals match with a showery forecast for Birmingham on Thursday morning and also on the reserve day on Friday.

This could turn out to be a piece of bad news for the English team as according to rules of ICC if no play is possible on the match day and the reserve day, the team with the higher position in the group stage advances.

While Australia finished second after the league stages behind India, England finished in the third place.

The forecast for Birmingham on Thursday predicts light showers during the morning with the match scheduled to start at 10.30 am. However, the weather suggests a clearer sky later in the afternoon. If play could not be possible on Thursday, the forecast for the reserve day of Friday is worse with light showers throughout the day.

The rules for the weather delays and interruptions in the semifinals and finals will be the same as that of the league matches of the ICC World Cup 2019. If there are any delays due to weather then the officials will try to complete the match is the scheduled day itself.

However, they will also use more 120 minutes as extra time in the semifinals and finals in order to complete the match. The match can also be reduced to 20 overs per side in order to try to achieve the results.

Eoin Morgan and Co. will certainly hope for a 50-over match against their arch-rival Australia to continue their campaign for the first ICC Cricket World Cup title.