Will a team score 500?
The flurry of high scores since the last World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, most of which have come from England's power-packed batting order, has the magical mark of 500 a real possibility. England came within touching distance 12 months ago when they racked up 6-481 against a depleted Australian side at Trent Bridge. And the West Indies smashed 421 against a full-strength New Zealand bowling unit in a warm-up game at the Bristol venue where Australia start their Cup campaign against Afghanistan on Saturday night.
Will England live up to the hype?
Has there ever been a team in better form heading into the World Cup? England, far and away the No.1 ODI side in the world, play host to the World Cup having won their past eight bilateral one-day series on home soil. The past two World Cup tournaments have been won by the host nation. Their batting line-up is unmatched, their bowling attack is diverse and vast and they are led by Eoin Morgan, one of the top three ODI captains in the world, according to former Australia skipper Allan Border
Will South Africa shake their hoodoo and make the final?
The last World Cup was a breakthrough tournament for the Proteas. While they didn't return home with the silverware, what that South African team did achieve in 2015 was to win their first-ever knockout game in World Cups. Their quarter-final win over Sri Lanka at the SCG would not have erased the memories of the 1999 semi-final tie or the 2011 quarter-final loss to New Zealand but it's an important step nonetheless. Sadly, the knockout win streak ended at one after South Africa suffered a heartbreaking semi-final loss to the Black Caps in Auckland to end their tournament.
How will Smith and Warner handle their international return?
One of the most intriguing plotlines of the World Cup is how Steve Smith and David Warner will fair in their return to international cricket. While they've spent a year in the international wilderness after the events and fallout of Cape Town, the pair have been playing T20 cricket around the world and staying in good touch. Warner was the dominant batsman in the Indian Premier League this season, leaving the subcontinent early as the leading run-scorer and looking in career-best touch, according to former Australia quick Brett Lee.
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