The Cricket World Cup begins tonight, with hosts England opening their bid to win the tournament for the first time.
This is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup and it is the fifth time it is being hosted in England and Wales.
England, who regularly play football in their warm-ups, spoke with Gareth Southgate in the build-up to the World Cup [Photo:BBC]
Defending champions Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies also make up the 10‑team competition.
The group stage format is a round‑robin, where all ten teams play each other once, in a single group.
This means a total of 45 matches will be played, with each team playing a total of nine matches.
The top four teams from the group will progress to the knockout stage.
England will take on South Africa tonight at 9.30pm.
The final will be played on the 14th of July.
[Source: BBC Sports]
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