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T20 WORLD CUP, 2024

High stakes and recent history add intrigue to crucial clash

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Australia will be desperately hoping for a win after the loss to Afghanistan.
Australia will be desperately hoping for a win after the loss to Afghanistan. © AFP

It's probably the shortest flight, in the cricket world anyway. All of 12 minutes between St Vincent and St Lucia. And you would have expected the Australians to be not too displeased with their trip across the Caribbean Sea. But the fact that they had to endure a 40-minute drive to the airport in St Vincent followed by a 90-minute drive to the hotel in St Lucia while jumping on board the aforementioned 12-minute flight.

The flight was delayed by at least 90 minutes. And then once they got there, it still took them over 15 minutes to get on. They had of course probably only got to their rooms the previous night by around 1 am after their

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