Australia vs England World Cup Semi Final Preview: England eye finals berth against Australia. © AFP England, after two back-to-back victories over India and New Zealand in league stage matches, are gearing up to face arch-rivals Australia in the second semi-final of World Cup 2019 at Edgbaston on Thursday. In the league stage match, Australia had comfortably thumped England by 64 runs at the Lord’s on June 25. Chasing 286, none of the England batsmen could score big and the team was eventually bundled out for 221. However, England’s confidence boosted after the return of opener Jason Roy and they played stupendous cricket, the way they began their World Cup campaign, later on.England’s woeful first-round exit at the 2015 edition prompted a complete rethink of their approach to one-day internationals for a side that had long placed Test success above all other considerations.Australian coach Trevor Bayliss was drafted in with the aim of guiding their bid for a first World Cup title.The transformation has been impressive, with England climbing to number one in the ODI rankings under the astute captaincy of Eoin Morgan.Their rise to the summit has been based on dynamic run-scoring, with in-form openers Jason Roy and Jonny…