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From beat-up hatchback to purring sedan

Banding together, discussing strategy and knowing their roles have helped India's quicks to become one of the better attacks of the World Cup

09-Mar-2015•Sharda Ugra in Hamilton

Bangladesh hand England knockout punch

09-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Trans-Tasman switch holds no fears for New India

Now that the quarter-final spot has been sealed, India's World Cup in New Zealand could be, to use an MS Dhoni automobile analogy, the chance to re-tune their engines, unlike their last visit when they failed to win a single game

09-Mar-2015•Sharda Ugra in Hamilton

UAE crucial prep ahead of tougher tests

South Africa will back their seamers to give them an advantage over Sri Lanka but they need to use the match against the UAE to fine tune their attack

09-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Wellington

SA's best bet - believe it's a bilateral

The World Cup's unique pressure causes teams to over-think and South Africa could be best served by keeping things as simple as possible

08-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

Bowling strategy leaves Sri Lanka cramped for room

One of the major shortcomings of Sri Lanka's three-bowler plan is that it has left them with no scope to out-think attacking batting line-ups, particularly in the death overs

08-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Sydney

World sees Australia's blind spot

With the pointy end of the World Cup around the corner, Australia's attack will have to find a way to cope with the absence of a high-quality attacking spinner, on pitches where their pacers may not find much help

08-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

England's struggle with the ball

ESPNcricinfo picks out the eye-catching statistics ahead of England v Bangladesh

08-Mar-2015•Bishen Jeswant

Ton-up Maxwell powers Australia to victory

08-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Three pairs of fours, and Maxwell's moment of truth

Plays of the day from the game between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney

08-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando, Daniel Brettig and Jarrod Kimber

England management under scrutiny

A failure to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals would bring about an uncertain time for England's management team with changes at the ECB taking effect

08-Mar-2015•George Dobell

Fastest ODI hundred for Australia

Stats highlights from the Group A match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney

08-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Najibullah marks Afghanistan improvement

One of Afghanistan coach Andy Moles' constant demands of his players is just to see improvement. He is not expecting miracles. On that scale, Najibullah Zadran will have emerged from the heavy defeat against New Zealand in considerable credit

08-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Napier

Pakistan pick up pace as Waqar loosens reins

Early into the World Cup, Pakistan's campaign was in danger of disintegrating quickly. But Waqar Younis' approach of allowing the side time to settle has helped them pull things together and find momentum

08-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

Vettori, Boult hand New Zealand fifth win

08-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

More than just two points for hosts

A six-wicket win with almost 14 overs to spare barely acknowledges the gulf in class between the hosts and Afghanistan, but for those New Zealand players who needed a greater workout, it was a worthwhile outing

08-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Napier

Five reasons to fear Bangladesh

England must beat Bangladesh to keep alive their chances of a place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Alex Winter looks at five reasons to fear them

08-Mar-2015•Alex Winter

Seven men around the bat

Plays of the Day from the New Zealand v Afghanistan World Cup 2015 Group A match, in Napier

08-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Napier

Heckled in Adelaide, cruising in Perth

Our correspondent is charmed by the rivers Torrens and Swan, and enjoys the public transport system in Australia even when things go wrong

08-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit

Vettori's 300, and Shenwari's fifties

Stats highlights from the New Zealand-Afghanistan match in Napier

08-Mar-2015•S Rajesh

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