Bristol: Australian players and staff are having to turn to tablets to watch World Cup matches with the tournament behind a pay wall in host country England.

As has been the case since the end of the 2005 Ashes, all international cricket content in England is broadcast by Sky Sports.

It theoretically makes the World Cup easier to view in Australia, with at least Australian games and the tournament's finals on free-to-air television.

The Australians' hotel in Bristol does not have access to Sky, meaning players and staff have had to be given voucher codes to watch via a month pass.