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Captain runs the team - Smith

Steven Smith has deflected Shane Warne's criticism of Darren Lehmann, saying that the national captain is in control of the team and denying that Lehmann had orchestrated a final day declaration during the Boxing Day Test against India

22-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig

Mahela, Thisara douse Afghanistan hopes

Afghanistan glimpsed the greatest victory of their short international history before Sri Lanka dragged themselves over the line in Dunedin by four wickets with 10 balls to spare - and the finish was tenser than that suggests

21-Feb-2015•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Mashrafe cautiously optimistic of Bangladesh progress

Mashrafe Mortaza was glad to move on with a point after their match against Australia was washed out and turned his attention to their next game against Sri Lanka in Melbourne in five days' time

21-Feb-2015•Mohammad Isam

'We lost in all three departments' - Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that his "players are to blame" for the team's humiliating defeat against West Indies in Christchurch which has now forced them to sit tight at the bottom of Pool B

21-Feb-2015•Umar Farooq

Kohli advocates 'sustained momentum'

A ground as large as the MCG calls for a batting line-up to not just rely on their power hitting, according to Virat Kohli

21-Feb-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Melbourne

Friendships on hold as stakes enter a different league

Dale Steyn is a safari-loving, street-art appreciating, soft-drink guzzling wild-child, Virat Kohli a smooth-talking, suave-dressing, superstar but they have more in common just their tattoos

21-Feb-2015•Firdose Moonda in Melbourne

Hussey hails South Africa's 'family feel'

Michael Hussey, who is working with the South African World Cup side as a consultant, has urged the team not to imitate Australia in their outlook towards the game and the dressing-room atmosphere

21-Feb-2015•Firdose Moonda in Melbourne

Lehmann takes a pop at McCullum

Having observed Brendon McCullum's destruction of England in Wellington, Darren Lehmann challenged him to repeat the trick against Australia's higher velocity attack

21-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig

Death-overs slog suits me, says Russell

Andre Russell, whose all-round performance helped West Indies to a thumping win over Pakistan, believes the conditions were ideal for his late flourish, as he thumped 42 off 13 balls

21-Feb-2015•Brydon Coverdale

Points shared after Gabba washout

Bangladesh will leave Brisbane with one point from their Group A match against Australia after incessant rain forced an total abandonment at the Gabba

21-Feb-2015•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Thisara important to team balance - Mahela

Mahela Jayawardene has marked out allrounder Thisara Perera as a key man in Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign, labelling him a "match-winner" and a player that can bring balance to the XI

21-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Dunedin

Familiar teams at MCG theatre

Both teams and players have seen a lot of each other in recent times, including in the IPL. As AB de Villiers said, they respect each other, but also know the relative strengths and weaknesses only too well

21-Feb-2015•The Preview by Abhishek Purohit in Melbourne

Warne queries Lehmann authority

Shane Warne has delivered a pointed critique of Australia's coach Darren Lehmann, suggesting he has gone beyond his station in running the team and arguing that the territory of the captain Michael Clarke has been impinged upon

21-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig

Collingwood predicts first-round exit for England

England "don't look as if they will get out of the group stage" at this World Cup, according to Paul Collingwood

21-Feb-2015•George Dobell

Sri Lanka aim to get campaign on track

Sri Lanka should not have too many problems opening their World Cup account in Dunedin, but it will be the manner of the performance that will be closely watched

21-Feb-2015•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Injured Bravo set to miss next two WI games

Darren Bravo is expected to miss at least the next two matches of West Indies' World Cup campaign after suffering a low-grade tear to his left hamstring

21-Feb-2015•Brydon Coverdale in Christchurch

Russell leads rout of sloppy Pakistan

Two most frustrating teams of these times matched each other mistake for mistake until West Indies took the decisive advantage in the last 14 overs of their innings and the first four of the defence

20-Feb-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

India get cracking on attacking plan after Dhoni's command

Two days before their second group game against South Africa, India worked to a short length plan, with the quick bowlers trying mostly back of a length or full length and the batsmen trying to attack as often as they could

20-Feb-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Melbourne

Could not cope with NZ - Morgan

Eoin Morgan has admitted England were "out-skilled" and "exposed" by New Zealand as they suffered another crushing World Cup defeat

20-Feb-2015•George Dobell in Wellington

Moles plans to extract more from his team

As next opponents Sri Lanka took a rest day on Friday, Afghanistan were focused and intense in the nets under the watchful eyes of coach Andy Moles

20-Feb-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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