Aussie pre-match psychological torture of the England cricket team, which worked so well during the recent Test Series DownUnder, could be to blame for the latest death threats, according to our Aussie mates down the pub.

It is widely believed that the England team were completely psyched out before the recent Ashes matches and the same tactics look set to stop them playing their first match in the Cricket World Cup, next week.

The terrorist group involved in the threats, The Dwarf Mothers and Big Babies of Zimbabwe, were unavailable for comment.