Top order woes mask Mumbai's bowling conundrum
The spotlight has been on the batting position of Rohit Sharma and surprise moves such as Harbhajan Singh’s promotion, but it is their bowling that ha
Embarrassment to foster radical change
Good may come of this debacle. There can be no concealing the poverty of England’s cricket now. This performance – or lack of it – cannot be tolerated
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How to make a ten-team World Cup work
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SA more serious and less carefree in World Cups
South Africa have special memories of the SCG as cricketers and as characters. They will need a bit of both on Wednesday to overcome Sri Lanka, and a
England progress in patches
There were numerous significant contributions during England’s run to the tri-series final but they still have one or two issues with the World Cup lo
South Africa's 16-1 advantage
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World Cup-winning benchwarmers
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Marshes travel from their backyard to Gabba
Shaun and Mitchell Marsh are about to walk out onto the Gabba as the seventh pair of brothers to play together in a Test for Australia, years after sp
Kohli attains batting nirvana
Virat Kohli’s innings on the final day transcended the conditions, the bowlers and his batting partners, and when it was all in vain, he displayed rem