Pakistan captain Wasim Akram today warned his side must improve on their display against Scotland if they are to beat Australia at Headingley tomorrow.

Wasim's men made it two wins out of two in World Cup Group B with a 94-run defeat of the Scots on Thursday, but he fears they will not be able to get away with the mistakes they made at Durham when they face Steve Waugh's Aussies, who are still smarting after their five-wicket loss to New Zealand.

Former Lancashire star Wasim said: "Obviously we'll be positive against Australia but if we perform in the same way we did against Scotland - and especially the way we fielded - we will not be able to win against Australia.

"I think it will be a good game- it's two of the best teams in the competition competing against each other and I think my boys will rise to the occasion."

For the Aussies it will be a difficult game and they will have to contend with the considerable menace of the the world's fastest bowler Shoaib Akhtar who has been in superb form in the two opening matches.

Aussie skipper Waugh knows his side cannot afford any more slip-ups following the shock loss to the Kiwis.

He admitted: "We just haven't played well enough so far. It's just up to us now to lift; everyone has to lift about 10per cent.

"I don't want to read too much into the New Zealand defeat; it's not at desperation stage just yet. We've got to back ourselves and we've been planning for this for about 18 months."

Tomorrow's other match sees India needing to beat Kenya to stand any chance of progressing to the Super Six.

Fans are calling for captain Mohammad Azharuddin to quit but he maintained: "It's not an impossible task to win all three matches and make it to the second round."

However, he added: "But we're not combining well and that's a worry. One day the batting comes good and the bowling fails, or it's the other way round. We're not clicking."

West Indies captain Brian Lara believes his side's next World Cup clash against New Zealand holds the key to their progress in the competition.

The Windies got their campaign up and running at last with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Dublin.

West Indies cruised to their target of 183 with three overs to spare after half-centuries from Ridley Jacobs and Jimmy Adams plus a quickfire 25 from Lara.

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