However, there is also a small twist to the tale. "Putting a team under pressure is where you can really set the game up for people".
Going into Friday's encounter, Bangladesh will once again bank on the in-form Tamim Iqbal, who started the tournament with a century against England before making 95 against Australia. England, meanwhile, are the only team to qualify for the semi-finals from Group A so far.
"Of course they do - any England-Australia game is a huge game", he said. Staying abreast of the situation is what both New Zealand and Bangladesh will be striving for.
New Zealand will be kicking themselves if they are not the ones watching Saturday's game with interest, given how well they started the tournament.
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Williamson made a brilliant hundred against Australia before following up with a classy 97 against England - a match where he was fined but not banned for a dreadfully slow over-rate. New Zealand take on Sri Lanka in their second warm-up match at Edgbaston, Birmingham on May 30. Australia will have to end up on the losing side so as to let the victor between New Zealand and Bangladesh to progress to the knockouts.
- Tim Southee (currently on 157) needs two more to go 6th in the all-time list of leading ODI wicket-takers for New Zealand (leapfrogging Hadlee). They will be led by Mashrafe Mortaza in this tournament.
"England bowled very well", said New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, "the way they extracted [some bounce] by cross-seamers hitting the wicket hard".
ENGLAND wicketkeeper Jos Buttler says the players will not be taking their foot off the gas when they face Australia on Saturday despite having already qualified for the Champions Trophy semi-finals.
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