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Some backbone at last

The pitches may have been dead and the referrals system may have raised more problems than it solved, but West Indies can congratulate themselves on the progress they have made

11-Mar-2009•Vaneisa Baksh

Take nothing for granted

Take nothing for granted. That was the mantra being chanted by increasingly anxious West Indians during the lunch interval at the Queen's Park Oval on Tuesday

11-Mar-2009•Fazeer Mohammed

A litany of woe

Anjum Chopra looks back at the sixth women's World Cup

11-Mar-2009

The dead rubber that transformed a team

A dead rubber it may have been, but the victory in Sydney provided Australia's rookies with invaluable self-affirmation of their abilities at international level

10-Mar-2009•Alex Brown

Watching, listening, sleeping

Cathryn Fitzpatrick looks back at the fifth women's World Cup

10-Mar-2009

Where have all the dibbly-dobblies gone?

New Zealand's slow-medium men ruled ODI bowling in the nineties, but their time seems to have passed

10-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Most 200s in a Test, and the highest against Sri Lanka

The Tests with the most doubles, the last-wicket pair who put on over 300, and more

10-Mar-2009•Steven Lynch

Australia miss full-time spinner

The lack of a full-time slow bowler to tie down an end for long chunks of the day while also probing for wickets could prove detrimental to an Australian attack full of young and heavily burdened bodies

09-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Durban

No end to cheap tricks in West Indies cricket

Given the record at the Queen's Park Oval, Joey Carew's pronouncement that there will "most definitely" be an outright result in the decisive fifth Digicel Test starting today was simply stating the obvious

09-Mar-2009•Tony Cozier

Australia have their 'Phil', and how

Don Bradman on Friday. George Headley on Sunday. It's a shame Test matches don't span three innings per team or Phillip Hughes could have tried to knock off Garfield Sobers on Tuesday

08-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Durban

Tendulkar fills the New Zealand gap

A look at the important numbers from the run-fest in Christchurch, where 726 runs were scored from 95.1 overs

08-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

Momentum with a magical touch

So just how did Tendulkar set himself into a position to aim at the first ODI double-century before he had to retire hurt after 45 overs?

08-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Like watching paint dry

Cricinfo asked former and current women players for their lasting memories from each of the eight World Cups so far. Janette Brittin, the former England batsman, remembers an eminently forgettable game from the fourth tournament

08-Mar-2009

Burnished and tarnished

Kim Hughes could have been a hero, but fell short. Christian Ryan has the story

08-Mar-2009•Alex Malcolm

Australia look to avoid a Melbourne

If Johannesburg began as the mirror image of Perth until a changed ending, the second Test in Durban is starting to resemble the corresponding match in Melbourne

07-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Durban

Pace is back

Dale Steyn is the world's No. 1-ranked fast man and Mitchell Johnson is second on the list and on day two in Durban they showed that a fast-bowling community screaming out for new stars is in good hands

07-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Durban

Break a leg

The women have played eight World Cups so far and Cricinfo asked former and current players what their lasting memories from each tournaments was

07-Mar-2009

Old guardian still close to new talent

Australia's former World Cup-winning captain will keep an eye on the next generation during the tournament

07-Mar-2009•Peter English

Hughes carves his name in Australia's history

When Phillip Hughes went into triple-figures with a pair of consecutive sixes he became Australia's most youthful Test centurion in 43 years

06-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Durban

Flat South Africa slow off the blocks

In the first two sessions of the opening day the South Africans' minds were elsewhere when they should have been focused on making a bold statement to give their series a much-needed boost

06-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Durban

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