World Cup defending champions Australia and the first-ever winners West Indies will face each other in a fast and furious ICC Men's Cricket World Cup battle today at the Tent Bridge in Nottingham.

Australia won its first World Cup after they beat England by seven runs in 1987 edition. The team then ended as runners-up against Sri Lanka in 1996. This defeat by seven wickets charged the Australians and they went onto win three consecutive titles in 1999, 2003 and 2007.