ICC World Cup 2019:5 Conclusions from the warm-up matches

#4 Inclement weather could play spoilsport

Rain caused a few disruptions during the warm-up matches

Another takeaway from the warmups has to be the unpredictable nature of the British weather. Some matches were called off and others were interrupted with regularity due to rain throughout. This is going to be an issue for the teams as well as players. If the matches do get interrupted by rain they'll have to refocus every time there is a disruption.

The added factor that could affect the matches is going to be the overcast conditions that could cause the ball to swing around in the air. Although the pitches are expected to be flat one cannot discount the overcast conditions having an impact on how the ball behaves. India, on their part, suffered from it when New Zealand seamers took full advantage of the overcast conditions and bowled them out. Factor in such conditions in a world cup semifinals or a final and you'd see the fate of the tournament changing on its head.