BBC Radio Test Match Special

We have just the one game for you this evening, but Test Match Special are in situ for it. They are coming onto the air now. You can listen on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra or online through a variety of devices: phone, laptop, tablet, TV, kettle. Actually, not the kettle.

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And have you seen the interview with England bowler Stuart Broad? He says he is yet to get over the mental scars of being hit in the face by a Varun Aaron bouncer last August.

Broad needed hospital treatment after being struck during the fourth Test against India in Manchester. He top-edged the ball through the grille of his helmet and was left with damage to his nose and two black eyes.

"I get nightmares still and I wake up thinking I have been hit in the face by a ball," he said.

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What's been happening elsewhere in the world of cricket today? Well, Australia captain Michael Clarke is predicting that a batsman could soon score 300 in a one-day international.

David Warner hit 178 in Australia's record 275-run win over Afghanistan in the World Cup in Perth on Wednesday.

Rohit Sharma's 264 for India is the highest ODI score, but three of the top 10 individual World Cup scores of all time have come during this tournament.

"Someone like Davey, or Chris Gayle or AB de Villiers - on a smaller ground they possibly could," said Clarke.

If Bangladesh beat Scotland, their match against England on 9 March will go a long way to deciding which will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said: "This is an opportunity to win this match and go with some confidence into the game against England."

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And this is how Pool A looks ahead of tonight's match in Nelson.

It's been a fairly good tournament for the associates, if not Scotland. Ireland beat the West Indies, the UAE's Shaiman Anwar is the competition's leading run-scorer so far and some of the Afghanistan displays have won admirers.

The Afghans edged past Scotland in a thriller last Wednesday night. Or was it Thursday morning?

Anyway, it's time for Scotland to show their mettle. With Australia and Sri Lanka to come, this may be their best chance of breaking their World Cup win drought.

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen, speaking at the toss: "We would have bowled first but it looks a good cricket wicket and hopefully we can put runs on the board. We have to get through the new ball and focus on the middle overs when we can then set it up at the back end. We know we are capable of beating Bangladesh."

We'll get cracking with preview stuff shortly, but toss news first: Bangladesh won it and will field first.

Tigers skipper Mashrafe Mortaza believes their is moisture in the wicket, hence his decision to put the Scots in.

Standing in Scotland's way are Bangladesh - the team which probably feels the most pressure when playing an associate nation. They want to prove they deserve their Test status standing. The Scots, like Ireland, the UAE and Afghanistan, want to upset the traditional order.

It's a place no team wants to be drinking: the last-chance saloon.

Scotland are there now, while their buddies from England might be joining them very soon.

It's time for the Scots to take a big gulp, rally round and come out swinging. It's now or never for their 2015 Cricket World Cup campaign.

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