The Latest: Coulter-Nile fears drop despite star turn

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Day 8 at the Cricket World Cup (all times local):

8:30 p.m.

Nathan Coulter-Nile fears he might get dropped by Australia, despite hitting the best innings of his life at the Cricket World Cup.

The seam bowler played a key role in the team’s 15-run win over West Indies on Thursday after hitting a 60-ball 92, his highest score in senior cricket and the best score by a batsman at No. 8 or lower in World Cup history.

However, he followed it up with bowling figures of 0-70 off 10 overs.

“We’ve got two world-class bowlers (waiting to play). I’m not in the team to make runs,” he said. “Hopefully the top order does that, so I wouldn’t be surprised if I got dropped for the next game.

In Australia’s first match at the World Cup, Coulter-Nile had figures of 0-36 against Afghanistan.

“I’m in the team to take wickets and I’ve had two wicketless games,” he said, so we’ll see how we go.”