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Here's a massively premature review of the 2019 World Cup

01-Jul-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Why the bat-ball balance now is probably the best it has been in ODI history

The ICC has been on a quest to get it right since 2005; the rules put in place four years ago might be the closest we have come to optimum so far

01-Jul-2019•Kartikeya Date

England slay demons in dominating India's spinners

Dobell: 'They knew the challenge that awaited them in this game. They had learned from last year and trained extensively'

30-Jun-2019•George Dobell at Edgbaston

World Cup 2019: ESPNcricinfo's fantasy cricket tips

Which players should you pick for your fantasy team? Who are the budget buys? Look no further than our daily fantasy cricket blog throughout the World Cup

30-Jun-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Beefy's day, Imran's day, New Day

Nostalgia is par for the course when you're a cricket writer covering the World Cup in England

30-Jun-2019•Sidharth Monga

India do the hard yards to hide their soft centre

The tournament favourites are cruising but their middle order could be tested if England set them a stiff target

30-Jun-2019•Sambit Bal at Edgbaston

The pain of Wahab and Hamid, in victory and defeat

A match riddled with political tension off the field was eventually won by a player who wasn't going to be there when the Afghanistan captain's gamble failed

30-Jun-2019•Sidharth Monga at Headingley

Kimber: It was a game of dots

Every dot made Australia look like the kind of attack that wins World Cups

29-Jun-2019•Jarrod Kimber

What does KL Rahul need to do to take the next step?

KL Rahul has made a start every time he has opened at the World Cup, but he is yet to make an impact. Is it a case of mind over matter?

29-Jun-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi at Edgbaston

Pain no bar for this band of World Cup dreamers from Bangladesh

Most of their premier players are carrying major injuries, but none of them have asked for time off as the team looks to make a big splash in the UK

29-Jun-2019•Mohammad Isam in Birmingham

Indian cricket's age-fraud problem

Rasikh Salam's two-year ban has brought age-fudging back into the spotlight. What steps has the BCCI taken to combat it, and why is it so difficult to eradicate?

29-Jun-2019•Shashank Kishore

Fernando: Sri Lanka's romance with the World Cup

They said the World Cup was too good for Sri Lanka, but Malinga and co. still flirted with it and then Leeds happened. Will it give Sri Lanka one more chance?

28-Jun-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Chester-le-Street

An opportunity to keep the Afghanistan-Pakistan rivalry dignified

In the way of a second India-Pakistan fixture stands a rivalry that comes with its own history; but it is not completely untenable yet

28-Jun-2019•Sidharth Monga

Starc must blast his way past the little fort Williamson will build

The Australia paceman has 19 wickets so far, and the New Zealand captain 414 runs - they are the most important cogs in their teams' wheels

28-Jun-2019•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

The South Africa cricket fan's mid-life crisis

South Africa have endured plenty of World Cup disappointments, but in 2019, the music died

28-Jun-2019•Asher Sevitz

The sounds of watching Virat Kohli bat

Kohli has yet to make the defining hundred of India's World Cup but his contributions have been no less significant

28-Jun-2019•Sambit Bal at Old Trafford

Starc to Stokes, and superman Sarfaraz

The picks of week four from our travelling writers at the World Cup. Do your picks match theirs?

28-Jun-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Why aren't there more true allrounders like Shakib in ODIs?

Even though the modern game calls for the role, the players available to be picked by teams are usually significantly stronger in one skill than in the other

28-Jun-2019•Jarrod Kimber

Mohammed Shami shows the Maestro in him to stop the music for West Indies

In a week, Shami went from back-up to match-winner. In six balls, he let West Indians know their World Cup was over

27-Jun-2019•Sharda Ugra at Old Trafford

How West Indies' dream went up in smoke

Gollapudi: 'What, if anything, has changed for West Indies at this World Cup?'

27-Jun-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi at Old Trafford

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