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MARCH 02, 2015

Napier shows us World Cup joy

Will Macpherson: Outside the tournament venues, New Zealand is welcoming fans to enjoy its beauty and its cricket, nowhere more heart-warmingly than at Clifton Cricket Club
Former players and fans came to celebrate the game at Clifton © Will Macpherson
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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Throw open the gates to the Associates

Samir Chopra: Keeping them in the World Cup will inspire their countrymen to dream bigger and also prevent the game from being monopolised by a small club
FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Shapoor Zadran, cult hero

Russell Jackson: The Afghanistan fast bowler is an example of the exuberance the Associates bring to the table, but sadly they'll probably not be seen in four years' time
FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Chris Gayle is alive and great

Jon Hotten: Whatever his persona and supposed attitude towards the game, Gayle has had a huge impact on cricket
FEBRUARY 21, 2015

For the love of 1992

Ahmer Naqvi: We're forever nostalgic for the format of the fifth World Cup, but really it's all about how competitive World Cup games are
FEBRUARY 18, 2015

What next for the Associates?

Jacob Astill: Cricket can be expanded further by giving the Associates enough opportunities to prove themselves
FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The mystery of the non-existent run-outs

Michael Jeh: Why do fielders insist on throwing at the stumps when they know there's no chance of dismissing the batsman?
FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Where have all the stylists gone?

V Ramnarayan: You'll get powerful and innovative shots, spectacular fielding and express pace in this year's World Cup, but at the cost of artistry and mystery
FEBRUARY 13, 2015

World Cup 2015

Clarke: I've never been scared of being dropped or injured

Australia captain Michael Clarke talks about dealing with his injury, ahead of World Cup 2015, in his column in for News Corp Australia.

My attitude to the game, and life in general, changed a lot in 2007 when my dad was diagnosed with cancer. To that point, I had been totally consumed by cricket. Everything was about the game. But that all turned upside down the day I learned my dad had Hodgkin's lymphoma. It made me realise that, in the grand scheme of life, cricket was just a game and I had been incredibly blessed to have had the career and experiences I've had.

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

World Cup 2015

Vaughan: How to be successful at World Cup 2015

Former England captain Michael Vaughan on why there will be huge totals at the World Cup, and what bowlers could possibly do to counter that, in a column in the England papers.

We will see massive scores. This will be the World Cup of 350-370 totals. The era of scoring 250-275 and winning on a regular basis will die (if it has not already) at this tournament. Having a fifth fielder in the ring makes players just go for it. The two new white balls were brought in to redress the balance and give the bowlers some firepower. But they are not swinging and it has actually given batsmen a harder ball to hit.

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

The gloom of the West Indies fan on World Cup eve

Roger Sawh: The lead-up to the tournament is one of happy anticipation for most teams; not so for the one from the Caribbean
FEBRUARY 04, 2015

How the teams stack up

Kartik Kannan: Crunching the numbers of the top eight teams from the last two years, it's clear that Australia, South Africa and New Zealand have stood out for their consistency and all-round efficiency
FEBRUARY 04, 2015

I saw Richards in his prime

Jon Hotten: Watching Garner, Richards and King punish England left a young fan awestruck at Lord's
FEBRUARY 02, 2015

The perfect World Cup format?

Anil Joseph: With the present World Cup format under criticism for it's predictability, here are a few changes to make the knockouts more interesting for fans, sponsors and the teams themselves
JANUARY 31, 2015

The World Cup: one-day cricket's hour in the sun

Ahmer Naqvi: Except in the case of Australia, a World Cup win becomes a big part of the victorious captain's legacy
JANUARY 29, 2015

Sri Lanka in a World Cup funk

Damith Samarakoon: For a Sri Lanka fan, the team's losing streak in the New Zealand ODIs is perhaps the equivalent of getting paralysed by poison. Your body is immobile giving the impression that you've died, but inside, you are still very much alive. Screaming.
JANUARY 13, 2015

Bravo, Pollard numbers don't add up

Noel Kalicharan : Although there has been a lot of criticism against Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard's omissions from the West Indies' ODI squad for South Africa and later the World Cup, their recent statistics indicate the axe might be justified
OCTOBER 10, 2014

Bowling actions

Will the World Cup be one big free hit?

The ICC stance against illegal actions has been quite decisive. Saeed Ajmal can no longer bowl in international cricket. Neither can Sachithra Senanayake. Sunil Narine was reported twice by Champions League T20 match officials. While this purge has been met with support, some of the criticism against it has been regarding the timing - months before the World Cup. With bigger bats, smaller grounds and lesser mystery to worry about, Chloe Saltau of the Age, wonders about the balance between bat and ball during the showpiece event.

Ajmal and Narine are the most dangerous spinners in the world and arguably the most alluring, and while cricket's most prestigious global tournament is no place for those who bend the rules, an unfortunate consequence of the crackdown could be that the World Cup is one big free hit for batsmen in a game that is already tilted towards their kind

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

World Cup 2015

New Zealand's no-no to nudity

Fines, not fun. That's what awaits you should you decide to streak at World Cup matches in New Zealand next year. And that's if you're lucky. Else you might find yourself locked up for three months.

Keen to 'showcase New Zealand in a perfect light', the powers that be have sanctioned penalties for streakers which include fines up to NZ$ 5,000 (US$ 3900 approx) and jail terms of up to three months, the Dominion Post reported. "We will have waited 23 years for the return of what is now one of the world's biggest sporting events," a World Cup spokesman was quoted as saying. "This is not the time to let the side down."

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Why England must fear the Scottish referendum

Andy Zaltzman: Plus, Hillary-Norgay's previously undocumented Everest cricketing duel
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