England will look to end a poor World Cup campaign with a win on Friday

England have already been knocked out of the World Cup but will hope to at least end on a winning note when they face Afghanistan for the first time ever on Friday in Sydney (3.30am, Sky Sports World Cup).

Defeat to Bangladesh earlier this week consigned England to a disappointingly early exit and the positions of captain Eoin Morgan and coach Peter Moores will come under even greater scrutiny if they are upset by Afghanistan.

Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes have been ruled out by injury, so Ravi Bopara and James Tredwell may see some action for the first time in the tournament.

Alex Hales batted at three against Bangladesh but, in the absence of Moeen, he is set to open alongside Ian Bell, while it is possible paceman Steven Finn may be recalled in place of James Anderson or Stuart Broad.

Afghanistan have performed with credit in their first World Cup and already have a win over Scotland to their name.

And their coach Andy Moles says he will not be shocked if they upset England.

“We came here expecting to surprise somebody,” said Moles. “We nearly got it right with Sri Lanka and, if we can be consistent and do the things well at the right times, I still believe that we have a shock in us.

"We'll have to be at our very best and we'll need England to be below par, but it's only a game, everybody has an equal chance."

'Perfect'

There are two Pool A games on Friday and co-hosts New Zealand will look to complete a perfect six wins from their six games when they face Bangladesh in Hamilton (1am, Sky Sports World Cup).

Bangladesh have also qualified for the last eight and have a slim chance of finishing third rather than fourth in the pool, if they can claim a second consecutive win.

Captain Mashrafe Mortaza has been suffering from a sore throat and may miss the match, having been unable to train fully on Thursday.

There might also be some strategic merit in Mortaza sitting this one out because he was fined for Bangladesh’s slow over rate during the defeat of England and could be suspended for a match if they were to offend again.

New Zealand have been unchanged for their first five matches but they will need to test the fitness of seamer Adam Milne, who suffered a bruised shoulder during the win over Afghanistan and is “stiff and sore” according to skipper Brendon McCullum.

If he is ruled out, Mitch McClenaghan or Kyle Mills will come into the side.