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Swinging yorkers, and Zadran's hair flick

ESPNcricinfo's correspondents at the World Cup pick their best moments from the third week of matches

07-Mar-2015

Rivals, equals

Australia's slights - many of them perceived - used to fuel Sri Lankan ire but the antagonism has cooled

06-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

To stumps that go dance-about

For me, the most exciting sight in cricket is the fast bowler who crashes through a fine batsman's defence and wrecks those carefully-arranged stumps

05-Mar-2015•Dilip D'Souza

Rohrer's blow a wake-up call

Ben Rohrer's story tells us a lot about how we used to view head protection and bouncers, and how the death of Phillip Hughes means we never will again

05-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Afghanistan spark but fail to ignite

Afghanistan's bowlers showed potential with a few good overs but the absence of consistency helped Australia bully their attack in Perth

04-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Perth

Warner silences Afghanistan, everything else

On his favourite pitch, against an inexperienced opponent, David Warner batted Australia beyond the critical questions about their World Cup campaign

04-Mar-2015•Jarrod Kimber

Warner 178 powers Australia's biggest ODI win

04-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Birdman: or (the unexpected brilliance of Aaron Finch)

Plays of the Day from the Group A match between Australia and Afghanistan in Perth

04-Mar-2015•Jarrod Kimber in Perth

Highest World Cup total, highest Australian partnership

Stats highlights from the match in Perth, where Australia blasted their way to the highest ever World Cup total, against Afghanistan

04-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

The World Cup Brisbane forgot

The best pitch in Australia has hosted very few of the world's best players at a tournament purporting to show off the virtues of cricket down under

02-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Inside the WACA scoreboard

It might be cramped, it might get hot in it, but it's part of the legend of the storied old ground

02-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Perth

No excuse for Australia's poor preparation against swing

Despite swing bowling being New Zealand's primary weapon, Michael Clarke indicated after the defeat to Brendon McCullum's side that Australia had not prepared thoroughly for the moving ball

01-Mar-2015•Brydon Coverdale

Ashes and dust, dross and gold

An inside look at the ups and down of Australian cricket between 2006 and 2014

01-Mar-2015•Russell Jackson

White Nights, grey skies and a Gayle shower

Our correspondent returns to familiar surroundings down under and learns that you need to pack mittens, even for the New Zealand summer

01-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Thunderous Boult and Supercharged Starc

For the first time since making their Test debuts, the two hugely impressive swing bowlers squared off against each other. And what a convergence it was

28-Feb-2015•Brydon Coverdale in Auckland

Williamson sees NZ through in thriller

28-Feb-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Brendon braves the bump

Plays of the day from the Group A match between New Zealand and Australia in Auckland

28-Feb-2015•George Binoy in Auckland

Bounty for left-arm pacers

Left-arm seamers took 12 wickets in the thriller between New Zealand and Australia, the most ever in an ODI

28-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

6-0 in day-night chases in Auckland

Stats preview to the high-profile clash between New Zealand and Australia, teams with the best win-loss stats in ODIs over the last year

27-Feb-2015•S Rajesh

Different styles, but deep respect between New Zealand and Australia

Much is made of the trans-Tasman rivalry - and both Australia and New Zealand will go hard at each other in perhaps contrasting ways at Eden Park - but their players get on well with each other

27-Feb-2015•Brydon Coverdale in Auckland

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