Malinga returns, Russell's hairstyle...

Check out West Indian Andre Russell's new hairstyle while Sri Lanka pace ace Lasith Malinga makes a return during a ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match after months in the wilderness following surgery.

Here are some top action shots of the day including Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi obliging autograph hunters.

West Indies fieldsman Andre Russell adjusts his sunglasses during their one-day international World Cup warm-up cricket match against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on February 9, 2015. (AFP)

Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan plays a shot during the first Cricket World Cup one-day warm-up match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch on February 9, 2015.  (AFP)

Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga bowls during a Cricket World Cup one-day warm up match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch on February 9, 2015. (AFP)

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is photographed with fans as he fields on the boundary during a one-day international World Cup warm-up cricket match against Bangladesh at Blacktown Sports Park in Sydney on Februry 9, 2015. (AFP)

Pakistan fans cheer during during a one-day international World Cup warm-up cricket match against Bangladesh at Blacktown Sports Park in Sydney on Februry 9, 2015. (AFP)

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