Perth: Australia set a new record score (417/6) in World Cup cricket history yesterday as they hit the Afghanistan bowlers all across the WACA. The total also formed the record of most number of 300-plus scores in a single World Cup, equalling the record in the 2011 edition of the tournament and bettering the 2007 mark by one.


Brad Hogg 

The growing disparity between bat and ball is more than ever, and former Australia spinner Brad Hogg, who watched yesterday's action from the ABC radio commentary box at the WACA, said he now fears for the lives of bowlers.