ICC Champions Trophy 2017: What TV channel is it on? Who plays today? Who will win?

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ICC Champions Trophy 2017: What TV channel is it on? Who plays today? Who will win?


 
THE ICC Champions Trophy is underway but how can you watch and who is most likely to win? Starsport has all the answers.
 
How can I watch the ICC Champions Trophy on TV?
 
 Sky Sports 2 will show every single match from the tournament being held in England and Wales.
 How can I stream the ICC Champions Trophy?
 
 You can watch via Sky Go on your smart device or tablet.
 What ICC Champions Trophy game is on today?
 
 Australia take on New Zealand from Edgbaston.
 
 The action gets underway at 10.30am.
 
 ICC Champions Trophy results
 
 June 1: England 308/2 v Bangladesh 305/6 - England won by eight wickets
 
 ICC Champions Trophy fixtures
 
 June 1: England v Bangladesh, The Oval (10:30am)
 
 June 2: Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (10:30am)
 
 June 3: Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval (10:30am)
 
 June 4: India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (10:30am)
 
 June 5: Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (d/n) (1:30pm)
 
 June 6: England v New Zealand, Cardiff (10:30 am)
 
 June 7: Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (d/n) (1:30pm)
 
 June 8: India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (10:30am)
 
 June 9: New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (10:30am)
 
 June 10: England v Australia, Edgbaston (10:30am)
 
 June 11: India v South Africa, The Oval (10:30am)
 
 June 12: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (10:30am)
 
 June 14: First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (10:30am)
 
 June 15: Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (10:30am)
 
 June 18: Final, The Oval (10:30am; reserve day on 19 June)
 
 Predictions
 
 SOUTH AFRICA
 
 With four of the top 10 batsmen (including No1 AB de Villiers) and the top two bowlers (Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir) in the ODI ranking they look a well-balanced outfit. Will benefit from three-match series. Dangerous but still capable of throwing in a shocker, which could be fatal.
 
 Key bat: Hashim Amla
 Key bowler: Wayne Parnell
 
 Prediction: Losing semi-finalists
 
 AUSTRALIA
 
 Plenty of power up front with David Warner and Aaron Finch and a fast-bowling attack to match - spearheaded by 90mph hotshot Pat Cummins, but they look a little light on spin – Glenn Maxwell and leggie Adam Zampa look hittable.
 
 Key bat: Aaron Finch
 Key bowler: Pat Cummins
 
 Prediction: Losing semi-finalists
 
 INDIA
 
 Reigning champions with decent 50-over pedigree and plenty of clever, experienced cricketers ‘fresh’ from an IPL season. Virat Kohli is keen to mark his captaincy with early silverware having missed out in World T20 last year but it is the seam department which contains the matchwinners.
 
 Key bat: Virat Kohli
 Key bowler: Jasprit Bumrah
 
 Prediction: Winners
 
 NEW ZEALAND
 
 Recovered from agony of losing World Cup final in 2015 and loss of key man Brendon McCullum, the Black Caps are still a real danger. It would be foolish to write them off but they could lack a real match-winner and Kane Williamson could be in better form.
 
 Key bat: Martin Guptill
 Key bowler: Trent Boult
 
 Prediction: Group Stage
 
 ENGLAND
 
 Re-invented themselves since the World Cup in 2015 with a batting line-up is as powerful as any. Jason Roy needs to get off to a flier and injury to all-round ace Ben Stokes is a concern, but they have home advantage and enough momentum from the last 18 months to get to the business end.
 
 Key bat: Alex Hales
 Key bowler: Liam Plunkett
 
 Prediction: Runners-up
 
 BANGLADESH
 
 They may be the coming force but they look set to be going from this tournament early in conditions which will not suit their spin-heavy attack. Beaten in their warm-ups they are in a tough group and will do well to post a win.
 
 Key bat: Tamim Iqbal
 Key bowler: Mehedi Hasan
 
 Prediction: Group stage
 
 SRI LANKA
 
 Still struggling with the loss of icons and fading on the international stage despite enduring brilliance of Angelo Mathews. Won just one match in eight in 2017 and even went down in a warm-up to Scotland in the build-up. Undercooked coming into a cut-throat tournament.
 
 Key bat: Angelo Mathews
 Key bowler: Nuwan Pradeep
 
 Prediction: Group stage
 
 PAKISTAN
 
 Scraped in ahead of West Indies as the eighth best team in the world and while they may beat Sri Lanka they look up against it facing better organised and balanced outfits in India and South Africa. First match against rivals India at Edgbaston could set the tone and the bar high.
 
 Key bat: Babar Aza
 Key bowler: Junaid Khan
 
 Prediction: Group stage