Charlie lachmund

U19 World Cup: Australia U19 captain Oliver Peake believes his side’s unbeaten run has set them up perfectly to strike at the business end of the U19 World Cup, declaring there is “no better time” for his young squad to test themselves against the tournament’s heavyweights.

Australia can secure a place in the first semi-final with a win over the West Indies on Wednesday. That match will be their first in Zimbabwe after spending the opening stages of the tournament in Windhoek, Namibia.

Victory would book a semi-final next Tuesday in Bulawayo, where they are likely to face either India or England, the dominant teams in Group 2.