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A daft aroma, an ignorant finish

There is plenty to see and do around Napier - lovely ocean views, a gannet colony, a water park, cycling tracks through the sun-bathed countryside - but it's the Hawke's Bay's wine that is world famous

06-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Pakistan face up to their bogey team

South Africa's bowlers and batsmen have had great success against Pakistan, who are 0-3 in World Cup contests between the two sides

06-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Zimbabwe, Ireland wary in high-stakes game

Zimbabwe and Ireland are 10th and 11th in the ODI rankings but they have not played each other that often. Their clash in Hobart will have significant impact on their World Cup campaigns

06-Mar-2015•Brydon Coverdale in Hobart

'There's been a lot on my mind' - Steyn

The fires in Cape Town made it hard for Dale Steyn to focus on the World Cup, but the fast bowler is confident of finding his best form on South Africa's road into the knockouts

06-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

Key player Vettori on verge of milestone

Tim Southee and Trent Boult have bowled two of the most destructive spells of this World Cup, but they have been supported by an oldhand - Daniel Vettori, who has performed his role to perfection

06-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan in Napier

A welcome break from the past

There has been no direct apology yet to the journalist who faced Virat Kohli's ire but, by stating that "this kind of incident should not be repeated," an unequivocal message has been sent

05-Mar-2015•Gaurav Kalra

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

The top-order show a Bangladesh chase needed

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have been the rocks in the middle order, but it was the top-order partnership, the kind Tamim Iqbal and Mamudullah stitched together, that has been missing from Bangladesh's chases

05-Mar-2015•Devashish Fuloria in Nelson

Dominant India in need of a challenge

They coasted through the group stages and appear one of the teams to beat. But going into the knockouts, they might prefer to be put under a bit more pressure to see how they react

05-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Perth

Gayle - nine years, 19 innings, 0 hundreds

West Indies' inconsistency with both bat and ball lends India the edge ahead of the teams' clash in Perth on Friday

05-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Centurion Coetzer capitalises on slow start

Although the lead up to the World Cup was not perfect for Kyle Coetzer, he found some form in the warm-ups and has scored regularly to lead Scotland's case in the tournament

05-Mar-2015•Devashish Fuloria in Nelson

South Africa personnel puzzle coming together

South Africa will remain cautious with Vernon Philander's hamstring complaint, are not worried about Quinton de Kock's form and are looking forward to Rilee Roussouw becoming a permanent spot in the XI

05-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

Bangladesh gun down 319 to keep quarter-final hopes alive

05-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

England must answer the Finn question

He has lost a significant amount of pace and is no longer a promising talent. It's wishful to persist with him thinking he'll be able to turn things around suddenly

05-Mar-2015•George Dobell

Kyle Coetzer sets new benchmarks

Stats highlights from the game between Bangladesh and Scotland in Nelson

05-Mar-2015•Bishen Jeswant

The grounded Kiwis

New Zealand have played an unchanged XI in all four games so far, but that's not because they don't have strength on the bench

05-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan

The umpire with quick reflexes

Plays of the day from the Group A match between Scotland and Bangladesh in Nelson

05-Mar-2015•Devashish Fuloria in Nelson

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

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