What We Have Learned
The World Cup is too long (or not)
Feb 24, 2015
| The Confectionery Stall
Listen up, children. Also: full swinging deliveries still work
What We Have Learned
Feb 24, 2015
| The Confectionery Stall
Listen up, children. Also: full swinging deliveries still work
Eng v Sco, Group A, Christchurch
Feb 23, 2015
| Match Analysis
While he stroked his way to a fluent and majestic hundred, his team-mates struggled to find the boundaries, something that is very likely to cost England in their upcoming games
World Cup 2015
Feb 21, 2015
| Match Analysis
All West Indies and New Zealand had to do in their respective matches was simply turn up and wait for their opponents to shoot themselves. In fact, they didn't even have to wait
Afg v Ban, Group A, Canberra
Feb 18, 2015
| Match Analysis
Hamid's headband, Shapoor's distance sprint to the wicket, and Mirwais' shining scalp provided examples of the glories of an inclusive global tournament
What We Have Learned
Feb 17, 2015
| The Confectionery Stall
What we have learned so far in this World Cup
India v Pakistan, World Cup 2015, Group B, Adelaide
Feb 15, 2015
| The Confectionery Stall
The ball-by-ball structure of cricket gives its crowd noise a hypnotic rhythm, the stadium rising and falling with each major event, most minor events, and some non-events
Feb 15, 2015
| The Confectionery Stall
Part two of our World Cup Achilles heel report explains why South Africa are in the wrong hemisphere and why UAE are better off building skyscrapers
Australia v England, World Cup 2015, Group A, Melbourne
Feb 14, 2015
| Match Analysis
There is nothing more dangerous than peaking too early - apart from being patently inferior to one of your main rivals. Not for the first time, England looked in danger at the MCG
Feb 13, 2015
| The Confectionery Stall
A look at potential banana peels for some teams, with specific instructions for paramedics and physios
Feb 4, 2015
| The Confectionery Stall
Why group-stage head-to-heads are a big deal when it comes to the knockouts. Or not