Many questions face Australia in Taunton on Wednesday. A tempestuous Pakistan outfit for one, and England's inclement weather for two.
The third is David Warner and why things haven't exactly gone his way so far in the World Cup.
It's not like he's in bad form - Warner is seventh on the runs-scored list in the tournament. However, of the top seven, he has the lowest strike rate by a country mile.
The left-hander's strike rate is, after three matches, 71.84. It's well down on his career strike rate (95.47) and extremely well down on the average strike rate of the six players ahead of him (101.27).
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Warner's struggles were amplified during Australia's frustrating defeat to India at The Oval on Sunday. Chasing 353, Australia's run chase began gingerly as Warner clambered to an 84-ball 56.
In the first match against Afghanistan, Warner top-scored with an unbeaten 89, but it came from 114 balls. Australia comfortably won the match, sparing Warner from much criticism.
The India innings was Warner's slowest completed fifty-plus score in his ODI career. The Afghanistan innings was the fourth slowest.
So slowly has Warner been scoring, that ahead of Wednesday's match in Taunton, the 32-year-old got the meme treatment from Pakistan fans.
Imam: I am the slowest left handed opener in World Cup.
— PSL Memes (@PSLMemesWalay) June 9, 2019
Warner: pic.twitter.com/RtvsJMwSF9
Warner's IPL campaign leading into the World Cup was flawless, the Australian leaving India as the lucrative tournament's highest scorer.
In English conditions, Warner has still managed to score runs, but not at his dynamic best, leaving much to be desired on the scoreboard for Australia. What could be 350 ends up being 300.
Is Warner's focus on hanging in and not losing his wicket, versus going H.A.M. and racing to a century in minutes? Perhaps. He's doing his best in the nets, even if it meant accidentally sending a local bowler to hospital.
Australian captain Aaron Finch, who has spent much of his ODI career at the top with Warner, opened up on the left-hander's form.
"India bowled really well at the start and [Warner] hit the field a lot, which as an opening batter... when the field is in, that you do generally face a high percentage of top bowlers," Finch told reporters.
"I suppose when the field went out, he still hit the fielders, which didn't give the innings a huge amount of flow, which I know he was disappointed about."
English conditions and Indian conditions aren't exactly similar, and the format change is another factor. While Warner was able to score freely on low, "skiddy" Indian pitches, the English wickets have provided nip and bounce.
Finch also cited "world-class" bowling attacks as another factor, with Warner facing bowling of such quality for the first time in 15 months following his Newlands-induced ban.
However, the Aussie skipper suggested Warner isn't far from hitting his "dangerous" best.
"When you give good players an opportunity, it might be just a little mindset change with Davey," Finch said.
"I know he's been working a bit with [coach Justin Langer] and [assistant coach] Ricky Ponting to just make sure he's in the right mind frame.
"You have to remember that Indian wickets are quite low and quite skiddy with the new ball, which allowed him to use his hands, stand really still and hit the gaps.
"There's been just enough in these wickets first up that it doesn't allow you to just walk out, hit through the line and blast attacks all over.
"You're talking about world-class opposition here. You're not playing a club team where you can find one target and target them really hard.
"It's about taking calculated risks to get your innings and get your momentum in your game. He's still batting beautifully at the moment, he just hasn't got off to that flow that we're used to."
