England have only won two of the seven meetings between the sides

England take on Australia in a huge World Cup clash on Monday as both sides look to progress to the semi-finals.

There have been seven matches between the sides since the World Cup started in 1975. 

Sportsmail looks back at the meetings and how they were won and lost... 

The first-ever World Cup semi-final was complete chaos. On a Headingley greentop, Australia's left-arm seamer Gary Gilmour produced the astonishing figures of 12-6-14-6 as England were skittled for 93 – a recovery from 37 for seven. Australia then slipped to 36 for six themselves, before Gilmour smacked a run-a-ball 28 not out. 'Gasps, groans or cheers followed every ball,' said Wisden. Australia, though, went on to lose to Clive Lloyd's West Indians in the final.

England triumphed in their only previous Lord's World Cup game against Australia, as Geoff Boycott proved an unlikely hero with the ball. Bowling his slow-medium swingers with his cap on, he removed opener Andrew Hilditch and captain Kim Hughes as Australia slipped from 56 without loss to a modest 159 for nine in 60 overs, including four run-outs. Boycott and Derek Randall then fell for one apiece, but Mike Brearley made a painstaking 44 from 147 balls and Graham Gooch 53 to set up a straightforward win.

This was the second of England's three World Cup final defeats – and instantly entered cricket folklore because of one shot. Mike Gatting's side were well placed at 135 for two in pursuit of 254 when the captain tried to reverse sweep the first ball he faced from his Australian counterpart Allan Border. The ball hit Gatting's shoulder, and lobbed gently into the gloves of Greg Dyer. Wisden called it 'a moment too crass to contemplate', and England fell torturously short.

One last time, Ian Botham dredged up his dislike of all things Australian, somehow claiming four for 31 with his waddling medium-pace, then opening the innings and hitting 53 out of an opening stand of 107 with Gooch. England won with almost 10 overs to spare – only to be denied at the last once more, this time by Imran Khan's resurgent Pakistan.

This remains one of England's most harrowing World Cup defeats. At one stage, Australia were 135 for eight chasing 205, only for Michael Bevan and Andy Bichel to put on an unbroken 73. England captain Nasser Hussain famously gave the penultimate over to Jimmy Anderson instead of Andy Caddick, who needed one wicket for a five-for – only for Bichel to launch him into the St George's Park scoreboard. It completed a remarkable game for Bichel, who had earlier taken seven for 20.

A miserable World Cup for England included this mauling by the eventual champions. Ian Bell made 77 and Kevin Pietersen 104, but from 164 for two in the 30th over, England should have done a lot better than 247. An untroubled 86 by Ricky Ponting eased Australia over the line.

The tone was set in both sides' opening game when Chris Woakes dropped Aaron Finch off Anderson from the fifth ball. Finch went on to crack 135 as Australia rattled up 342 for nine. England were soon 92 for six, with Mitchell Marsh claiming five wickets, and were spared a worse defeat only by James Taylor's plucky unbeaten 98.

Source: Daily Mail

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