Whatever happens, the Australia-New Zealand World Cup final at the MCG will be the most divine fun

There's too much negativity and strife in the international game. We need to restore cricket's lost integrity pronto

Defiant, passionate, cunning - Arjuna Ranatunga was a mighty tough cookie on the field and an unwavering friend off it

Whatever happens, the Australia-New Zealand World Cup final at the MCG will be the most divine fun

He is assured, humble and intelligent: a player opposition captains and bowlers find hard to combat

The team with the most incisive bowling attack, capable of jolting pampered batsmen out of their comfort zones, will win this World Cup

A 40-over tournament with 18 teams, played over ten weeks, with a best-of-three final will help identify a true champion team with luck playing little part

South Africa's captain needs to single out his players for attention and get them firing individually and as a team

The balance is skewed too far in favour of batsmen already. Cricket cannot afford for bats to get any bigger

One-day cricket was at its freshest and most unpredictable 23 years ago

How the top eight teams stack up ahead of the World Cup, plus predictions for the knockouts

David Warner's repeated transgressions tell us that the game has a discipline problem that has got out of hand

With form players in all departments, depth in selection, and efficient backroom staff, this team has plenty to be excited about

While 2014 will be always remembered for the shocking death of Phillip Hughes, there was joy as well, courtesy Misbah, McCullum, and the ICC's efforts against chucking

The death of Phillip Hughes is a reminder to us that we would do well to change the tone of cricket for the better

Each skill evolves over time to get the edge over the other, but as long as conditions encourage both, there's no cause for worry

Due to the demand for sixes in T20, more and more batsmen are resorting to predetermined slogging, which leads to their downfall in the other formats

Of Sobers, Sutcliffe, Hookes and other inspirations and influences down the years

Kevin Pietersen missed the point of life in the second half of his career, failed to show maturity, and has regressed to being the bitter youngster who left Natal years ago

The space between two balls is where cricket is really played