With only established Test playing nations remaining in the World Cup the Associate interest turns to England's key batsman, Irishman Eoin Morgan and the quarter-final clash with Sri Lanka on Saturday...

Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss believes that spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will be fit for the World Cup quarter-final clash with England on Saturday.

The legendary spinner pulled his hamstring in the last match against New Zealand and hasn't taken full part in training since.

However, Murali - who is set to retire at the end of this tournament - should be fit to terrorise England's batsman for one last time.

Bayliss said: "We are very confident that he will play and I think he's pretty confident he will play as well."

"He's played through a few niggles in the past and I'm sure he will be fine."

As Bayliss mentions, Murali has seen it all before and it will take a lot more than a sore hamstring to stop him competing in this game for his country.

As for the match itself, it is set to be a competitive encounter between two very capable sides. There should be plenty of entertainment on show too if England's matches so far are anything to go by.

Sri Lanka on the other hand have gone about their business relatively quietly, with Bayliss pleased at their progress so far.

"Apart from maybe a 20-over stint in our batting against Pakistan, we've played some very good quality cricket. That's what we've tried to achieve over the last few years to play consistently good cricket."

They will be looking to play to their best on Saturday when they face an unpredictable England side who haven't been at their best so far in this tournament. Andrew Strauss men have had to work extremely hard to make the quarter-final stage, with sports betting pundits writing them off a number of times.

Not many sports bets are being taken on England success this time around either, but they have habit of proving people wrong and Bayliss is still wary of the threat they possess.

"Somewhere along the line England will have a good game, so we are going to approach this match as though they are playing some very good cricket. We are under no illusions."

With 35,000 fans cheering them on though and with England's injury problems, there is no doubt that Sri Lanka are favourites to progress.  However, nothing can be certain in this World Cup, especially when England are in town.