Well, that just about wraps up proceedings. Thanks for joining us for a record-breaking day of Cricket World Cup action. We will be back at around 21:00 GMT tonight to bring you Bangladesh v Scotland. See you then!

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So here's how that result affects Pool A. Australia move above Bangladesh into third position and now look almost certain to claim one of the qualification spots. They have the chance to claim second spot if they can beat Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Afghanistan's hopes of making the quarter-finals look to be all but over, but they can still have a big say in the qualification race when they play England. Gulp.

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Australia captain Michael Clarke: "It was a very good win. The boys were outstanding with the bat. David Warner was excellent and the way the others played around him - Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell - was unbelievable. The way we bowled set a good standard for ourselves. Overall, it was much improved from our display against New Zealand.

"I decided to send Max in ahead of me as we had a chance to break the World Cup record. I was thinking of coming in at four. I would liked to have batted for my own form but it was best for the team to make the decisions I did. I think it proved it was the right thing."

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Afghanistan captain Mohammed Nabi: "It's a good experience and Australia played very well, especially Warner and Smith. You know Australia's bowlers are the world's fastest and they bowled very well. The last three games we have played very well, and we take the experience into the next matches."

Well, what a very impressive performance from Australia. They batted with magnificent endeavour and innovation, probably making the Afghanistan bowlers look worse than they actually were. Let's not forget that that Afghanistan attack had had Sri Lanka in serious trouble. David Warner was deservedly named man of the match, but for me it was Glenn Maxwell's extraordinary innings that will really linger in the memory.

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Then with the ball, they were ruthless and clinical, with Mitchell Johnson laying waste to the top order and Mitchell Starc continuing where he left off against New Zealand.

The result: the most comprehensive defeat in World Cup history.

Ebony Rainford-Brent
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

"The main element from Afghanistan is their bowling. They have got pace but once Australia got going they couldn't break through. We knew David Warner would be looking forward to the Waca. He looked scratchy early on but once he got his timing and his range he was going all around the park. There aren't many people in world cricket who have his energy and aggression."

Man of the match David Warner: "Compared to how I was hitting them in the nets, it's great to get out there and play on a fantastic wicket, and it was nice to see the other boys get among the runs too. Afghanistan bowled well, they hit their yorkers, it was impressive. We've got a big game against Sri Lanka, we've got to be upbeat."

Terry Alderman
Ex-Australia seam bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"It was very clinical in the end by the Australians. They knew they had the game pretty much wrapped up but the Afghans fought it out until the end. 417 was always going to be far too many for them."

Hassan tries to take on the short ball with a cross-bat shot, but the ball is on him quicker than he expects and he spoons a catch to David Warner at short midwicket.

Dave Christensen:, external Should next CWC prioritise inclusion of more countries or be more compact, shorter competition to not bore fans? Why not both?

All over? No! Steve Smith shells a tough chance at third slip when new man Shapoor jams his bat down on one and the ball flies to the cordon.

A chastening defeat for Afghanistan moves one step closer as Zazai gets a little inside edge off one that nips back from Hazlewood.

Mitchell Johnson is handed the nut - can he knock over the last two wickets? Zazai's defensive technique is sturdy enough to survive the latest examination, then an edge from Hassan falls short of the slips.

Josh Hazlewood will be really eager to make an impression today, having come in to the side in place of Pat Cummins, but he hasn't quite got it right today. The young quickie is just bowling slightly too short to really threaten the batsmen in these closing overs. One off the over.

Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician

"When he dismissed Dawlat Zadran, Mitchell Starc had dismissed 18 opposition batsmen for ducks in ODIs. This is 25.35% of his wickets, which is the highest percentage for any bowler with 50 or more wickets. Second is Wasim Akram 21.91% (110 batsmen dismissed for ducks out of 502 wickets)."

A bowler who can mop up tailenders with ruthless efficiency is worth their weight in gold in one-day cricket, and Australia have certainly found one in Mitchell Starc. His recipe is simple: fast, full, at the stumps. It nearly brings him another wicket too - he finds Hamid Hassan's edge but the ball doesn't quite carry to first slip.

Here's the figure to watch in the closing stages: 160, which is the score that Afghanistan need to avoid being on the receiving end of the worst defeat in World Cup history. Tough ask at this stage, you'd say. They inch a little closer with three off Josh Hazlewood's latest over.

Stephen Sadler:, external Nice to see a team other than England struggling to reach the total posted by the opposition's highest scorer

New man Hamid Hassan is off the mark first ball with a nudge to leg.