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Battle for the wooden-spoon? Not really as England and the Netherlands chase something big

England’s players at a training session ahead of their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match against the Netherlands at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune in India on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The title defence is history while the Champions Trophy is a mystery. In a bid to convert the mystery into reality, Wednesday’s all-European clash between England and the Netherlands becomes a must-win affair for Jos Buttler and Co. In fact, the Champions Trophy 2025 qualification — wherein the top eight teams from the World Cup league standings will participate in — makes it an intense affair rather than a battle for the wooden spoon.Also read: England vs New Zealand | Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra’s tons leave England batteredEver since being...
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Which teams will qualify for the World Cup and can they cause an upset

The schedule for the 2023 ICC World Cup has been released, but two of the teams that will take part are yet to be decided. The qualifiers of the World Cup are underway in Zimbabwe six teams are left in contention. Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe have looked a class above the tournament so far whilst two-time World Cup winners West Indies continue to lose their aura having already lost to the hosts and the Netherlands. If the men from the Caribbean miss out on a ticket to India, it would be the second successive tournament after the 2022 T20 World Cup, where they won’t feature in the main event. Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe also have the advantage of carrying four points to the Super Six round from the group stage. What is carrying points forward? Out of five teams in a group, three advance to the next...